I have just been advised by my IFA that my Selhurst solicitor is not on the lender Solicitor panel. How can I be certain whether this is indeed the case?

The best course of action for you to take is to contact your Selhurst conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Selhurst conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your lender.

As someone clueless as to conveyancing in Selhurst what is your top tip you can impart concerning the ownership transfer in Selhurst

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Selhurst and elsewhere in South London is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For example, the seller, estate agent and on occasion a bank. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Selhurst should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the transaction whose responsibility is to look after your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process taking so long. You must always trust your solicitor above the other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I am planning on selling our home in Selhurst and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a national conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Selhurst. We have lived in Selhurst for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification that there is no issue.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of 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 sickness)

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

The 1954 Act provides protection to business lessees, giving them the legal entitlement to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing practices who use the act to your advantage and help with commercial conveyancing in Selhurst

Am I best advised to use a Selhurst conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? We have a good friend who can carry out the conveyancing but her office is a couple of hundredkilometers away.

The benefit of a high street Selhurst conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and the majority were happy that should surpass using an unknown Selhurst conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.