A mortgage offer from NatWest for the refinancing of my single bedroom maisonette is to be issued by the end of next week. Can you suggest a low cost conveyancing lawyer in Canary Wharf?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of cut-price fees for conveyancing solicitors in Canary Wharf. We can offer you affordable conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering ninety nine pound conveyancing in Canary Wharf. The optimum outcome, in choosing a lawyer for cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst it will result in you being stung for extras and still not get the service you were hoping for.

As someone not used to the Canary Wharf conveyancing process what’s your top tip you can give me concerning the legal transfer of property in Canary Wharf

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Canary Wharf or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the vendor, property agent and on occasion your bank. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Canary Wharf is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the transaction whose role it is to protect your legal interests and to keep you safe.

Sometimes a third party with a vested interest may try and sway you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For instance, the selling agent may claim to be helping by suggesting your solicitor is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may try to convince you to do take action that is contrary to your solicitors advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

We're in Canary Wharf, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Virgin Money , and our solicitor is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Canary Wharf is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Canary Wharf are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Canary Wharf you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Canary Wharf may determine 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.

My uncle has urged me to instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Canary Wharf. Should I choose my own solicitor?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Canary Wharf conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to get recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually previously instructed the solicitor you're are thinking of instructing.