What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Putney?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Putney and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of opportunity for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For example, the vendor, estate agent and on occasion a mortgage company. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Putney is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the process whose interest is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your solicitor above the other players when it comes to the legal assignment of property.

What will a local search reveal about the house we're purchasing in Putney?

Putney conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example Searches UK The local search plays an important part in most Putney conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject areas.

I completed on my apartment on 1 May and my personal details is not yet registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Putney said it would be concluded inside ten days. Are transfers in Putney particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Putney registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any interested persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Registration is effected once the new owner has moved in to the property thus 'speed' is not usually an essential issue but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I have been recommended by a few selling agents in Putney to choose a conveyancer on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers rather than a competitor’s?

We refuse to make any commission for directing people in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

In searching the internet for the phrase on line conveyancing in Putney it shows results of numerous property lawyersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right property lawyer for me?

The ideal way of choosing a suitable conveyancer is through a personal referral, so enquire of colleagues and family who have purchased a property in Putney or the local estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Putney vary, so it's a good idea to request at least four costs illustrations from varying types of law firms. Make sure that you clarify that the fees are fixed.