I have just been advised by my broker that my East Croydon the law firm I have appointed is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. What can I do to check?

Your first step should be to call your East Croydon conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a East Croydon conveyancing practice that is on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.

The property market in East Croydon is hotting up. What can I do to expedite the conveyancing process?

In the event that the seller is applying a tight deadline to complete it is advisable to make sure that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will make use of local contacts and knowledge. It is possible that they would have handled previoushouses in the same street. You would be best advised to use a East Croydon conveyancing lawyer. In addition, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the lender panel. It is believed that just under twenty per cent of East Croydon conveyancing transactions are held up or derailed after discovering a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their mortgage lender’s member panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the transaction being frustrated by almost 21 days. It is said that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home moves every year. Most East Croydon conveyancing firms can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check as early as possible.

Will conveyancers request money on account when it comes to conveyancing in East Croydon?

If you are buying a property in East Croydon your solicitor will ask you place them with monies to cover the search fees. Normally this is called for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any down payment is as part of the total price then this should be needed shortly ahead of contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is needed should be transferred a couple of days ahead of the day of completion.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in East Croydon for my house move. Can I check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

You may search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training reasons.

The conveyancers undertaking our conveyancing in East Croydon has forwarded documents to review that state the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Surely all properties in East Croydon are registered?

It is a rare occurrence indeed to find property in East Croydon to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of East Croydon conveyancing practitioners will be capable of dealing with such matters but where uncertainty reigns the prevailing recommendation nowadays seems to be for the current owners to register it first and subsequently deal with the disposal - this this chain of events will cause a drawn-out transaction.