We see that you have a search directory identifying firms on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in West Kensington?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in West Kensington.
I am planning to acquire a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in West Kensington who is on the The Mortgage Works solicitor. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for The Mortgage Works in certain locations such as West Kensington. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a ground floor flat in West Kensington. Do I pick up the keys to the property on the completion date from my solicitor? If so, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in West Kensington?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the seller's lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
I am being told by my conveyancer that chancel insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the level of cover for West Kensington conveyancing?
The right level of chancel indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Santander and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.
I am expecting a DIP from Leeds Building Society this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Leeds Building Society recommend any West Kensington solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint West Kensington solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Leeds Building Society through the process.
Various web forums that I have visited warn that are the primary cause of hinderance in West Kensington conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in West Kensington.
We're new on the property ladder - agreed a price, but the property agent informed us that the owners will only move forward if we instruct the agent's chosen solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in West Kensington
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this demand. Should the owner require ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated buyer is counter productive. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to use your preferred West Kensington conveyancing firm - as opposed tothe ones that will earn their estate agent a kickback or achieve conveyancing targets set by HQ.