I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must vacate my rented flat in Sheen Park by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Can I complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into short term accommodation?

Generally one should not provide notice on a rental until you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not previously done so, notify to your conveyancer and ask them to they chase the other side, try to a target completion date that everyone will aim towards

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Sheen Park. I need to find out whether they are on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. Could you advise?

The first thing you should do is e-mail your lawyer and enquire if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you should get in touch with National Westminster Bank who may be able to assist.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Sheen Park is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Sheen Park are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Sheen Park you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sheen Park 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 residence.

Is it best to go with a Sheen Park conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can perform the legal work but her office is a couple of hundredmiles away.

The primary upside of using a local Sheen Park conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and in the main were impressed that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Sheen Park conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Sheen Park based.

How does one remove a departed person's details from the title deeds for a property in Sheen Park?

If a Sheen Park property is co-owned and one of the owners dies, the name will not automatically be removed from the Land Registry title. It is not necessary to amend the title as when it comes to a disposal you would simply need to supply proof as to the reason the co owner is missing from the conveyance, such as a grant of probate.

With the aim of making things smoother for the sale of the property you may apply to have the deceased party removed from the title by applying to HMLR with proof of the death. There is no charge from the Registry for this service.