The New Malden conveyancing firm handling our New Malden conveyancing has discovered an inconsistency when comparing the information in the home valuation survey and what is revealed within the legal papers for the property. My solicitor says that he must ensure that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my lawyer’s approach legitimate?

Your conveyancing practitioner must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

My apartment in New Malden is up for sale and I have a purchaser. Does the lawyer need to be required to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.

My partner and I are planning on selling our house in New Malden and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A high street New Malden conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using a factory type conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in New Malden. Having lived in New Malden for 4 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get clarification that there is no issue.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in New Malden. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in New Malden

The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a residence in Neath but reside in New Malden. My conveyancer (based 250 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in New Malden to attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are New Malden based