I am acquiring a property without a mortgage in Edgware. I have been living for the previous 15 years in Edgware. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I know the area and road intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a mortgage, then the vast majority of the Edgware conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will 'advise', no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she has a professional duty to take that path of encouragement . One thing to bear in mind; if you are intend to dispose of the house in the future, it will be of interest to your prospective buyer what the searches reveal. Sometimes properties with no practical issues can still throw up unfavourable search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Edgware should be able to give you some constructive advice concerning this.

I am purchasing a detached bungalow in Edgware. We would like to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will legal work on the property include enquiries to see if these works are permitted?

Your solicitor should review the registered title as conveyancing in Edgware will occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain changes or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Certain extensions need local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

I'm the sole beneficiary of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Edgware. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in September. I plan to dispose of the property. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in September. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be caught by that. How practical a view lenders take of it, depend on the lender as this requirement is principally there to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

How can we know in advance if a Edgware conveyancing solicitor on the Clydesdale panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Edgware obtaining recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advocate that you speak with the solicitor handling your conveyancing.

How do I identify a Edgware solicitor on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel upto 10miles to meet the solicitor.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please choose the mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Edgware conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Edgware conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to verify if they are on the Barnsley Building Society approved list

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the property agent advised that the vendor will only proceed if we use their chosen solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Edgware

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this request. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to instruct your own,trusted Edgware conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing figures set by senior management.

I am buying a house with all finances in place. I have provided conveyancer with two distinct evidence of photo ID, bank statement, multiple utility bills. Now he needs a copy from a probate lawyer advising that the funds are in order and that it has come from inheritance and not dealing E's in Ibiza.

For some years now requires conveyancing solicitors as well as banks, building societies and other financial institutes to obtain satisfactory evidence of the identity of the client. This is because solicitors who deal with money and property on behalf of their clients can be used by criminals wishing to launder money. In order to comply with the law of money laundering, your Edgware conveyancing lawyer will need to obtain evidence of your identity as as well as make sure that your funds are legitimate.