Me and my partner are acquiring our first house. Our property lawyer has e-mailedto enquire if we wish to purchase supplemental conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's necessary for conveyancing in Mill Hill

The type of Mill Hill conveyancing searches depends primarily on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your overall approach to risk. What is important is that you properly appreciate what information the searches could provide. You may then decide if you personally think you need that information. Should you be in doubt, ask the conveyancing practitioner to guide you.

I am purchasing a right to buy a flat in Mill Hill. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Mill Hill you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender'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 Mill Hill.

I am due to move house in February. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Mill Hill. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your site.

On the day of completion you can collect the keys from the property agent however this can only happen when the vendors conveyancers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be collected. Subsequently you will need to inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal company but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in Mill Hill or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in Mill Hill.

I'm the single recipient of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Mill Hill. The Mill Hill property was put into my name in November. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be considered the same way as if I'd bought the house in November. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be caught by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this obligation is principally there to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of properties.

I'm in the throws of viewing flats in Mill Hill and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a mortgage with Bank of Ireland.

It would be advisable to commence your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Bank of Ireland, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

It has been five months following my purchase conveyancing in Mill Hill concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Mill Hill is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Mill Hill are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Mill Hill you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Mill Hill 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.