is it true that all North London solicitor practices on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the firms would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a North London conveyancer having made sure that they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Skipton will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Skipton will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own North London surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

Our offer on a detached house in North London has been accepted, the sellers do nevertheless have a tied purchase. The vendors have offered on a property, but it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other apartments in the pipeline. I have instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in North London. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with Leeds Building Society going?

It is normal to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs prematurely (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, North London conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you should ensure that your solicitor is on the Leeds Building Society approved list. Concerning the next phase this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market many purchasers would apply for the mortgage with Leeds Building Society and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their conveyancing practitioner to move forward with searches.

I have recentlyfound out that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in North London for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of North London conveyancing specialists.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in North London ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may not grant a mortgage on this type of premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Halifax. If you contact us we can look into this further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in North London. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in North London to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Is there anything unique about your site and other web based conveyancing solicitors when it comes to conveyancing in North London?

At this site receive an accurate costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the issues for your conveyancing in North London. Unlike many estate agents and brokerage sites we do not have referral deals with solicitors. A large number of agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm that pays the most commission, not the best value conveyancing in North London

Please set a few of compelling advantages to choosing a high street property lawyer in North London

Home movers in North London select a nearby high street conveyancer so that they can attend the firm’s offices just in case they have concerns, and to collect documents rather than depending on the post.

We would argue that there is a distinct edge in selecting a property lawyer nearby to a house you are hoping to purchase, due to the in-depth knowledge of the area and possible local issues - nevertheless this is debatable. Many conveyancers conduct their work over the web and may be any place in the world.