We are buying our first home. Our conveyancer has texted usto see if we wish to purchase additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Warlingham

The type of Warlingham conveyancing searches should be triggered based primarily on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your familiarity of the region and risks, your general appetite to risk. What matters is that you properly appreciate what information each search could provide. You may then make a decision if you personally think you need that search. If in doubt, ask your conveyancing practitioner to recommend.

We're in Warlingham, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Bank of Ireland , and our solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Warlingham. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call 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 Warlingham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Taking into account that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on 3 bedroom house in Warlingham I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer regarding thetransaction ahead of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer who will be conducting your property ownership legalities in Warlingham.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a file reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Warlingham should be the figure that you are charged.

Is there a difference between surveying and conveyancing in Warlingham?

Conveyancing - in Warlingham or elsewhere - is the legal term given to transferring legal title of property from one person to another. It involves the investigation of the title. Whether buying or selling, you should be aware of anything affecting the property such as proposals by government departments, illegal buildings, or outstanding rates. The conveyancer should conduct the appropriate searches and inquiries on the property. Surveying relates to the structure of a property itself. A surveyor will look at a house, flat and any outbuildings you’re buying and will help you find out about the condition of the building and, if there are problems, give you leverage for reducing the price down or asking the seller to remedy the defects before you move in.