I require quick conveyancing in Gipsy Hill as I am under pressure to exchange contracts in less than one month. A home loan is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not obtaining a home loan you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no solicitor would recommend that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Gipsy Hill the following are examples of what can crop up and adversely affect future saleability: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I got the keys to my home on 12 September and the transaction details are still not on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Gipsy Hill said it should be dealt with inside ten days. Are titles in Gipsy Hill uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Gipsy Hill registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any other parties. At present roughly 80% of submission are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Registration is effected after the buyer has moved in to the property so an expedited registration is not typically primary concern but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Gipsy Hill I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Gipsy Hill in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.

In searching the world wide web for the words conveyancing in Gipsy Hill it brings up many conveyancersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancing solicitor for the sale of my house?

The best way of choosing a suitable conveyancer is via trusted recommendation, so seek the opinion of colleagues and family who have bought a property in Gipsy Hill or the local estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in Gipsy Hill vary, so it's a good idea to obtain a minimum of four estimates from different companies. Make sure that you know what costs in the quote includes.

My property lawyer in Gipsy Hill is asking me for identification documents asserting that this forms part of his requirements as a conveyancer on the bank Conveyancing panel. Can you confirm whether this is the case?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require Gipsy Hill conveyancing solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that the bank also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the bank's UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements