Me and my partner are acquiring our first house. Our conveyancer has texted usto see if we want to take out extra conveyancing searches. Frankly we in the dark as to what's relevant for conveyancing in East Sheen

The extent of East Sheen conveyancing searches depends primarily on the property, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What matters is that you adequately appreciate what information the searches could give you. You may then decide if you personally think you need that search. If unsure, ask the conveyancing practitioner to guide you.

My fiance and I are buying a newbuild flat in East Sheen with a homeloan from Skipton Building Society.We have a East Sheen conveyancing practitioner but Skipton Building Society informed us she’s not on their approved list of member firms. we are left little option but to use a Skipton Building Society panel firm or keep our preferred solicitor and fork out for a Skipton Building Society panel lawyer to represent them. We feel as though this is unjust; is there anything we can do?

No, not really. The home loan issued to you is subject to its terms and conditions, a common one being that solicitors needs to be on the Skipton Building Society approved list. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Skipton Building Society

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in East Sheen 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

These day there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know precisely where to find all the appropriate documentation so you may purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. Where duplicates can’t be found, your solicitor can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on your premises.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in East Sheen I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it only has 51 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in East Sheen suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.

What is the average legal costs for conveyancing in East Sheen?

The average cost in 2014 for conveyancing in East Sheen was £1,419 not including SDLT and Land Registry charges.