It may have been a long time coming a mortgage agreement from Santander for the refinancing of my 2 bedroom maisonette is due by the end of next week. Could you put forward a cheap conveyancing practitioner in North West London?

This site is not designed to assist those in pursuit of the cheapest conveyancing in North West London. We can offer you value for money conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be seduced by organisations teasing you with ninety nine pound conveyancing in North West London. The optimum result, in being led by cheap conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst you will end up spending a lot in extras and still not end up with the service required.

I am under pressure from the mortgagee in possession of a property in North West London to complete within four weeks. What can I do to expedite matters?

First, If the seller is applying pressure to sign contracts it is advisable to make sure that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will make use of local relationships and knowledge. It is possible that they may have handled previoushomes in the same road. You would be best advised to use a North West London conveyancing firm. Second, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the lender panel. It is said that just under twenty per cent of North West London conveyancing transactions are delayed or jeopardised after finding out that a buyer’s lawyer was not on their banks member panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the buying process being held up by as much as 21 days. It is estimated that this issue affects in the region of one hundred thousand home moves every year. Almost all North West London conveyancing firms can not represent certain banks so do check at the outset.

Is it the case that all North West London conveyancing solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Skipton approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many banks do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the organisation would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in North West London. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

All banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.

Our sealed bid on a house in North West London has been agreed to, the owners do however have an associated purchase. The vendors have placed an offer on a property, however it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other properties in the pipeline. I have chosen a high street conveyancing solicitor in North West London. What do I do now? At what point should I apply for the mortgage with UBS?

It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then survey, North West London conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must check that your lawyer is on the UBS approved list. Concerning the next steps this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a rising market the majority of buyers will apply for the mortgage with UBS and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they request their lawyer to press on with searches.

A colleague suggested that if I am buying in North West London I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard North West London conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about North West London around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the North West London Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning North West London.

Been reading online that North West London solicitors are more costly than North West London conveyancers in North West London when it comes to buying a house. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor where I am purchasing a house in North West London.

When it comes to conveyancing in North West London the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.