We note that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Colliers Wood?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Colliers Wood.

My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Colliers Wood. I I would like to check whether they are on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list of lawyers. Could you assist?

The first thing to do is contact the solicitor and ask them whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively please call Yorkshire Building Society who may be able to help.

I have been told that property searches are a common cause of delay in Colliers Wood house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Colliers Wood.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Colliers Wood?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Colliers Wood. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am buying a new build house in Colliers Wood with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not inform my lawyer about the deal as it could jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.