I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my rented apartment in Chessington by 29/1/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Can I complete in 4 weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

Generally one should not provide notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, speak to your solicitor and request that they cajole the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look towards

My wife and I purchasing a terrace house in Chessington. We would like to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will legal work on the property include checks to determine if these works are allowed?

Your property lawyer will check the deeds as conveyancing in Chessington can occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prohibit categories of works or require the consent of a 3rd party. Some extensions call for local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be prudent to check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Aldermore. I assume I don't need a Chessington property lawyer on the Aldermore panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Aldermore mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Aldermore mortgage from the register. Aldermore, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

1. but are not moving to another property
2. where Aldermore has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
3. Aldermore has instructed the Land Registry to do so

I can not work out if my bank requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Chessington bank branch on numerous occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they will lend. My Chessington conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told they refuse to lend in accordance with their published requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

Provided that the conveyancing practitioner is on the bank panel, she or he must comply with the CML Handbook specifications for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I have been told that property searches are the number one cause of obstruction in Chessington house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Chessington.

Is it possible to transfer to a new conveyancer as I need to appoint one who is on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing list. I had appointed a local conveyancing solicitor in Chessington five minutes from me but he is not approved by Skipton Building Society

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Chessington on the Skipton Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Chessington. In making use of search facility on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Chessington.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Chessington for my purchase. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor call for training requirements.