Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Leeds Building Society. Wembley Park conveyancing practitioners have been selected. How long does it take for Leeds Building Society to send the offer to the conveyancing practitioner?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Leeds Building Society done the survey? Have you advised Leeds Building Society as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in September 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, TSB are being pedantic. The Wembley Park solicitor who is on the TSB conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but TSB are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do TSB have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that TSB have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why TSB may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

My sealed bid on a house in Wembley Park has been agreed to, the owners do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The sellers have offered on on an apartment, however it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other apartments booked. I have selected a local conveyancing solicitor in Wembley Park. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with UBS started?

It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Wembley Park conveyancing search costs, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your property lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Regarding the next steps this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market many purchasers would apply for a home loan with UBS and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their lawyer to move forward with searches.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Wembley Park?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Wembley Park. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am buying a new build flat in Wembley Park. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wembley Park

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

How do I use your search tool to locate a conveyancing solicitor in Wembley Park on the panel for my mortgage?

Step one is to pick a mortgage company such as Santander, Skipton Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then choose your preferred area a common one being Wembley Park. Conveyancing practices in Wembley Park and further afield should be shown.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a property in Monmouth but I am based in Wembley Park. My solicitor (approximately 235 kilometers from merequires that I execute a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Wembley Park who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Wembley Park