Me and my fiancee are acquiring our first house. The conveyancer has e-mailedto see if we would like to take out extra conveyancing searches. Frankly we in the dark as to what's needed for conveyancing in Whitechapel

The type of Whitechapel conveyancing searches should be dictated entirely on the property, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the area and risks, your overall attitude to risk. What matters is that you adequately comprehend what information each search could provide. Then you can make a decision if you personally think you need that information. Should you be uncertain, ask the conveyancer to explain.

As someone unfamiliar with conveyancing in Whitechapel what is the number one tip you can impart for the house moving process in Whitechapel

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Whitechapel or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For example, the seller, property agent and even potentially the lender. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Whitechapel an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the transaction whose interest is to look after your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you must always trust your conveyancer above the other players in the home moving process.

My partner and I are downsizing from our property in Whitechapel and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a web based conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Whitechapel. Having lived in Whitechapel for 4 years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

I have a renovated Victorian property in Whitechapel. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Nottingham Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. Is it worth asking Nottingham Building Society to clarify?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Whitechapel and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

How simple is it to change firm as I need to select a firm on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Whitechapel five minutes from me but she is not approved by Virgin Money

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Whitechapel on the Virgin Money panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Whitechapel. In utilising search facility on this site, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Whitechapel and beyond.