We are acquiring our first property. The has e-mailedto enquire if we want to order additional conveyancing searches. As novices we in the dark as to what's relevant for conveyancing in Brentford

The number and type of Brentford conveyancing searches should be dictated entirely on the premises, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your overall approach to risk. What matters is that you adequately understand what information each search could give you. Then you can decide if you consider that you need that search. Where you are unsure, ask your to offer guidance.

We note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Brentford?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Brentford.

It has been four months following my purchase conveyancing in Brentford concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 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 residence 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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Brentford is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in Brentford are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Brentford you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Brentford may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Brentford and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to business tenants, granting the legal entitlement to apply to court for a new lease and continue in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act for protection and handle your commercial conveyancing in Brentford