I am hoping to move into my new home in North Wembley next Friday. My conveyancing practitioner now wants me to supply her with proof of content and building insurance for the property as as she informs me that she is duty bound to validate that it is in order for the lender. What risks does the lender expect the insurance to cover?

Any lawyer on acting for banks would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 instructions. These requirements are not specific to conveyancing in North Wembley.

Having sold my house in North Wembley last February but our buyer keeps SMS messaging daily to say their conveyancer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?

Post completion of your house sale your solicitor is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor must also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities just for conveyancing in North Wembley.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in North Wembley and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about North Wembley. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the North Wembley area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at North Wembley. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the estate agent informed us that the seller will only issue a contract if we use the agent's chosen solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in North Wembley

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this request. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to instruct your own,trusted North Wembley conveyancing firm - not the ones that will provide the estate agent a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.

Is it the case that all North Wembley law firms on every lender conveyancing panel?

You can use our search tool or you can pop into your local bank branch in North Wembley. Chances are that they will know some good conveyancing solicitors in North Wembley