As someone clueless as to conveyancing in Becontree Heath what is your top tip you can impart concerning the legal transfer of property in Becontree Heath

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Becontree Heath and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of opportunity for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For instance, the vendor, selling agent and on occasion the bank. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Becontree Heath is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose responsibility is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.

On occasion a third party with a vested interest may try and convince you that you should follow their advice. For instance, the selling agent may claim to be helping by suggesting your lawyer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may tell you to do something that is contrary to your lawyers recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties in the home moving process.

I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Becontree Heath for our house purchase. Our financial adviser has since advised us that our bank Godiva Mortgages Ltd won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?

Pre- 2008 most banks had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Becontree Heath conveyancing firms would have been on most lender panels. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 carried out a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which concluded: know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, lenders are increasingly seeing more data from law firms concerning their operations and the individuals who work for them and establishing certain criteria such a completing on a minimum volume of transactions. Many Becontree Heath conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have Unblemished track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Becontree Heath is amongst the many locations where the lawyers showing on our search results are are approved Godiva Mortgages Ltd.

We are selling our property in Becontree Heath and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Becontree Heath conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers are using a web based conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Becontree Heath. We have lived in Becontree Heath for six years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)

3 months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Becontree Heath took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Is it simple use the search tool to select a conveyancing lawyer in Becontree Heath on the panel for my mortgage?

First choose a lender such as Barclays , The Royal Bank of Scotland or TSB then type in your preferred area a common one being Becontree Heath. Conveyancing organisations in Becontree Heath and nationally should be identified.