Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from West Kensington. Is there a reason why all West Kensington lawyers are not on all bank panels?

Lenders tend to impose restrictions on either the nature or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their approved list of lawyers. Frequent examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm needs to have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the structure of firm, some banks for instance HSBC decided to limit the number of firms they use to act for them. It is worth noting that mortgage companies have no accountability for the standard of service provided by any West Kensington solicitor on their panel. Property fraud was a key driver in the culling of solicitor panels in the last decade even though there are opposing opinions concerning whether solicitors sat at the center of that fraud. Data via HM Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only conduct a couple of conveyances a year. Those advocating conveyancing panel cuts ask why conveyancing firms deserve the right to be on a bank panel when clearly property law is not their primary expertise?

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (seven years built) in West Kensington. 95% of the flats have already been disposed of. Do I need carry out the neighbourhood searches as part of conveyancing in West Kensington?

A big part of the West Kensington legal transfer of property is the conveyancing searches. There are hundreds search providers who offer West Kensington conveyancing searches, as well direct from the local authority. These are usually referred to as personal search organisation due to them carrying out, personal searches. However, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must secure their information from the local authoritative source.

We note that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the RBS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in West Kensington?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the RBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in West Kensington.

How easy is it to use the search facility to select a conveyancing solicitor in West Kensington on the panel for my mortgage?

1st choose a bank such as Barclays , Virgin Money or Alliance & Leicester then type in your location e.g. West Kensington. Conveyancing practices in West Kensington and across England and Wales will then be identified.

My cousin is buying a leasehold flat in West Kensington. He has received a fee estimate by the lawyer connected to the selling agents and it came to £1300 . It was 9 years ago I sold and purchased a property and it cost was £500. Have costs really increased to that extent?

What does the conveyancing estimate include? Is it just for the legal fees, or what you will be paying in total (for example West Kensington searches, land registry fees, etc)