A colleague advised me that if I am buying in Turnham Green 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 included in the estimate for your Turnham Green conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Turnham Green around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Turnham Green Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Turnham Green.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Turnham Green. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Turnham Green of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Turnham Green before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders tend not give a mortgage on such a house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Turnham Green. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I have been advised by a couple of local estate agents in Turnham Green to locate a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to promote your site rather than another?

We refuse to give any commission for directing people to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to pop into the offices of the bank conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Turnham Green as it will be easier to pop in to their offices when needed.

Most conveyancing panel lawyers for the lender undertake all of the work via the post, internet or over the phone. This means that they can undertake your Conveyancing Transaction no matter where you live in England or Wales. YOu dont have to use a conveyancing solicitor in Turnham Green. it would nevertheless be wise to check if you can still book an appointment to go into appointed conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.