Due to complete my purchase in Eastcote next Monday. My property lawyer now wants me to supply her with evidence of content and building insurance for the property as he says that he has to check this in his capacity as lawyer for the lender. What does the insurance need to cover?

Any lawyer on acting for banks would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 conditions. These requirements are not unique to conveyancing in Eastcote.

Completed the sale of my flat in Eastcote last June yet the purchaser is telephoning every few hours to say her lawyer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?

After completion of your house sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks just for conveyancing in Eastcote.

My business partner and I are looking to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-sale-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Eastcote for less than £1,200?

We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Eastcote, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. If you are hoping to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can find you the right firm. Regarding the charges these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Let us have your contact information or telephone so as to enable us to furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.

My husband and I are new on the property ladder - agreed a price, yet the property agent advised that the owners will only go ahead if we appoint their chosen solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Eastcote

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this demand. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Contact the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Eastcote conveyancing firm - rather thanthe ones that will give their estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing figures set by corporate headquarters.

I am an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a bungalow in Eastcote which is to be marketed. The house has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm told that some buyers solicitors will insist that it is in place before they'll move forward. What's the procedure for this?

In the circumstances you refer to it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.