At what point will exchange of contracts happen for residential conveyancing in Kenton and am I required to attend the solicitors branch?

Where you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Kenton you are welcome to come in to sign the paperwork. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the conveyancer to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Kenton)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Kenton. Now, I need my files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Kenton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Kenton is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Kenton are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Kenton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Kenton 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.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Kenton for my home move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor call for training purposes.

My fiance and I are purchasing a four bedroom apartmentin Kenton with a mortgage from a lender. We have a conveyancer in Kenton however our lender says he's not listed on their "panel". We have to appoint from the our bank panel solicitors or stay with our Kenton solicitor and incur the extra fees for one of their panel ones to represent our bank. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that our bank use our Kenton lawyer?

No, not really. The lender home loan issued is subject to conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the mortgage company's conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels, including many conveyancing solicitors in Kenton : a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your lender.