Much to our surprise we have been told by our IFA that my Turnham Green the law firm I have appointed is not on the bank Solicitor panel. What can I do to be certain that this is indeed the case?

The sensible course of action for you to take is to call your Turnham Green conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Turnham Green conveyancing firm that is on the conveyancing panel for your lender.

We hope to to purchase with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. We have called around locally but cant to find a Turnham Green conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list. Could you help?

Feel free to make use of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this page. Pick the building society and type Turnham Green or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Turnham Green or by proximity to you.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Turnham Green. Now, I need my files but the law firm has closed. 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 Turnham Green of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How does conveyancing in Turnham Green differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Turnham Green approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because house builders in Turnham Green tend to buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Turnham Green or who has acted in the same development.

We are midway through buying a residence in Turnham Green. Conveyancing lawyer has told us the title is "Leasehold". Does this make a difference on the salability of the property?

Turnham Green conveyancing does not usually involve leasehold houses. The crucial consideration here is the remaining lease term and the ground rent. If there are over a hundred years remaining with a nominal rent, it's almost the same as freehold, so it shouldn't impact the saleability too much.

At the other extreme, if it's, say, Sixty years it will have a material effect on the saleability, and most likely wouldn't be acceptable to the bank. The length of lease and ground rent will be set out in the lease which should be made available to your lawyer.