We wanted to use a property lawyer in Crystal Palace for our house move. Our financial adviser informed us that our mortgage company Clydesdale won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?

Lenders normally restrict either the type or the volume of conveyancing practices on their member panel. A common example of such criteria being that a law practice must have two or more partners. As well as restricting the type of firm, a few banks have limited the amount of solicitor practices they use to act for them. You should note that Clydesdale have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Clydesdale Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the reduction of conveyancing panels a few years ago even though there are differing views regarding the extent of solicitor engagement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry indicate that plenty of law firms, including some in or near Crystal Palace only carry out a couple conveyances per annum.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could affect a commercial site in Crystal Palace?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Crystal Palace will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Crystal Palace. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Crystal Palace.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Crystal Palace it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may cause delays to Crystal Palace commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Crystal Palace.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Crystal Palace. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Crystal Palace

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

Are there any apps to help identify a Crystal Palace law firm on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Crystal Palace conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Crystal Palace conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to verify if they are on the Britannia panel

Why am I unable to complete our conveyancing in Crystal Palace on Easter Monday?

Because on completion the purchase price will be transferred electronically between the banks of the purchaser and seller's solicitor and at present this can only take place on a working day. So you can't complete on a saturday or sunday either.