My financial adviser requires my Kensington law firm’s panel member for the Nat West conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have called my local Kensington branch but they cant find it on their system.

You are best placed to get this information from your Kensington lawyer . They retain a central record lender panel numbers.

As I am unsure how the conveyancing bit works what is the most important number one tip you can give me about purchase conveyancing in Kensington?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Kensington or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the home moving process. For instance, the vendor, selling agent and even potentially your lender. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Kensington is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the legal process whose responsibility is to protect your legal interests and to keep you safe.

There is a definite creep in the "blame" culture- someone must be blamed for the process being so protracted. You should always trust your solicitor ahead of all other parties in the home moving process.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could affect a commercial premises in Kensington?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Kensington will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Kensington. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Kensington.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Kensington it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Kensington commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Kensington.

In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial offices in Kensington and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act gives a safeguard to commercial lessees, giving them the right to apply to court for a renewal tenancy and continue in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act for protection and assist with commercial conveyancing in Kensington

Midway through the sale of a leasehold flat in Kensington. Conveyancing lawyers are doing their job but we have been asked to pay a fortune from the landlord. To date we have forked out £250 for a leasehold management pack and then a further £200 plus VAT for supplemental questions raised by the buyers conveyancing practitioner.

You will not have control over the extent of the fee for this information however the typical fee for the information for Kensington leasehold premises is £380. For Kensington conveyancing sales it is standard for the owner to cover the costs. The freeholder or their agents are under no legal obligation to address such questions although many will agree to do so - albeit often at high prices disproportionate to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no statute that requires fixed fees for administrative tasks. Nor is there any prescriptive time frame by which they are duty bound to issue the information.