What is the optimum way to check that the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Bexley is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Lloyds TSB Bank thus spending £175.00 in additional conveyancing bill.

You should make use of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the lender and type ‘Bexley’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Bexley or near you.

I just bought a house at auction in Bexley. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?

Now that you have exchanged you must find a conveyancing practitioner soon as you are faced with a tight a fixed date to complete the property. Every auction property will have a bespoke auction pack. This will include most,if not all of the paperwork that your lawyer will need. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the auction pack may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation relating to leasehold premises. You need to hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that your finances are in place to complete on the date specified in the contract.

We had chosen conveyancers located in Bexley on the Leeds Building Society solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a further charge for handling the Leeds Building Society mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Leeds Building Society?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner may levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by Leeds Building Society but by your Bexley solicitor. Numerous firms on the Leeds Building Society panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Bexley. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Virgin Money be concerned?

As you are obtaining a mortgage with Virgin Money your lawyer must follow the conveyancing instructions contained in Part two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Virgin Money. The CML Handbook includes minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Virgin Money where a lease fails to comply with these requirements. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not restricted to Bexley.

I am a sole trader looking to take an assignment of a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Bexley for less than £2000?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Bexley, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are intending to acquire or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right lawyer. Regarding the charges this will depend on the structure and complexity of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or call so as to enable us to provide you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.

Am I best advised to appoint a Bexley conveyancing lawyer based in the vicinity that I am purchasing? An old friend can carry out the legal work but her office is over three hundred kilometers away.

The benefit of a high street Bexley conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local knowledge which is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and the majority were content that should outweigh using an unknown Bexley conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.

Why am I unable to complete my conveyancing in Bexley on a bank holiday?

Because on completion the funds needs to be transferred electronically between the banks of the buyer and owner’s conveyancer and currently this can only happen on a working day. So you can't complete on a saturday or sunday either.