Me and my partner are purchasing a flat in West Harrow. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we have to deposit money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home moving as a first time buyer of a garden flat in West Harrow. Do I collect the keys to the property on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in West Harrow?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be able to collect the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

We are purchasing a detached bungalow in West Harrow. The intention is to convert the garage to a playroom at the house.Will the conveyancing process include enquiries to see if these alterations are allowed?

Your solicitor will check the registered title as conveyancing in West Harrow will sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain alterations or require the consent of a 3rd party. Certain extensions need local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in West Harrow?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in West Harrow. 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 West Harrow. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in West Harrow

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in West Harrow I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in West Harrow suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

What tools are available to identify a West Harrow law firm on the Aldermore conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the conveyancer.

Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of West Harrow conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some West Harrow conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to verify if they are on the Aldermore panel