Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of North West London conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel?

North West London conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Leeds Building Society directly.

I have justbecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in North West London for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, you can make 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 West London conveyancing specialists.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. North West London is the location of the property. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in North West London are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside North West London you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in North West London may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

How simple is it to change conveyancer as I have to select one who is on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing list. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in North West London five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Lloyds TSB Bank

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in North West London on the Lloyds TSB Bank panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in North West London. In utilising search facility on this website, you can compare costs for conveyancing solicitors in North West London and throughout England and Wales.

We are in the midst of a leasehold sale of a flat in North West London. Conveyancing solicitors are doing their job but we are being charged a fortune by the landlord. To date we have forked out £275 for a leasehold management pack and then a further £200 plus VAT for supplemental questions raised by the buyers solicitor.

You will not have control over the level of the bill for this information however the typical costs for the information for North West London leasehold property is £350. When it comes to North West London conveyancing transactions it is standard for the vendor to pay for these charges. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to answer such questions most will agree to do so - albeit often at high prices out of proportion to the work involved. Regretfully there is no law that requires set charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any set time limit by which they are obliged to supply answers.