As someone not used to the Biggin Hill conveyancing process what’s your top tip you can give me concerning the ownership transfer in Biggin Hill

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Biggin Hill and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for friction between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For example, the seller, selling agent and sometimes your mortgage company. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Biggin Hill should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose responsibility is to act in your legal interests and to keep you safe.

We are witnessing a worrying creep in the "blame" culture- someone must be blamed for the process taking so long. You your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer ahead of all other parties in the home moving process.

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Biggin Hill. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Biggin Hill?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Biggin Hill. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the purchase money to the seller's solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be able to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.

We are getting a further advance on our home loan from Clydesdale as we intend to carry out renovations to our property in Biggin Hill. Are we obliged to appoint a nearby Biggin Hill solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?

Clydesdale would not normally instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Clydesdale list.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Biggin Hill off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with Coventry BS. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Coventry BS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Biggin Hill. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do 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 Biggin Hill 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.

I'm converting the mortgage on my primary home to a buy to let mortgage with Britannia and I will use the rest of the raised equity towards another house. The area we are looking at is Biggin Hill. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our comparison tool on this site to check that the lawyers are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are the lawyer will be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you lawyer and make clear your expectations and needs.

I see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Biggin Hill conveyancing companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for my own conveyancing?

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