My partner’s sister is a conveyancing practitioner. I am hopeful that I will be offered mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what level of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in North Kensington?

It’s prudent to seek multiple conveyancing estimates. Make use of our comparison tool on this site. You will notice that prices seem to be different but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

We are planning to acquire a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in North Kensington who is on the Coventry BS solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in North Kensington.

When it comes to lenders such as Coventry BS, do North Kensington conveyancers face a yearly amount to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

Is there a list of Coventry BS panel conveyancers in North Kensington on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few banks make their panel listings viewable online. Where you are seeking to appoint a North Kensington conveyancer on the Coventry BS please make the most of our facility.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in North Kensington. My mortgage broker suggested a conveyancer. I paid an advanced payment of £150. Not long after, the solicitor contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I am buying a new build house in North Kensington with a loan from Nationwide Building Society. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about the deal as it will jeopardize my loan with Nationwide Building Society. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in North Kensington ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders will not give a mortgage on such a property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in North Kensington. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in North Kensington especially if they are familiar with such properties in North Kensington.