We note that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Wandsworth?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Wandsworth.

I am buying a semi-detached house in Wandsworth. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Wandsworth you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Wandsworth.

I purchased my house on 14 February and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Wandsworth said it should be concluded in less than a month. Are transfers in Wandsworth particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Wandsworth is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry have to notify any 3rd parties. At present approximately 80% of submission are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted delays. Historically registration is effected after the buyer has moved in to the premises therefore post completion formalities is not usually top priority yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Wandsworth is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

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

How much experience do your Wandsworth conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?

Wandsworth conveyancing lawyers help thousands of people move home every year and supported plenty of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Wandsworth conveyancers have worked on recent similar cases.