I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to vacate my let out apartment in Mayfair by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Can I complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?

It is unwise to serve notice for your letting unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, notify to your lawyer and urge them to they cajole the sellers lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will work towards

Are the Mayfair conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the RBS conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by RBS?

Mayfair conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the RBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from RBS directly.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Mayfair with a mortgage from Halifax. The sellers would not move on the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The estate agent told me not disclose to my lawyer about this extras as it may put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

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

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

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Mayfair for my purchase. Is there any facility to check a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You can search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded call for training requirements.