I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my let out property in South Kensington by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Can I complete in a couple of weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?

The normal practice is not to provide notice on a rental unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your solicitor and request that they seek the assistance the owners lawyers, try to an agreed time frame that everyone will look towards

What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in South Kensington?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in South Kensington or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the transaction. E.g., the seller, property agent and on occasion your lender. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in South Kensington is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the legal process whose interest is to act in your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a distinct ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer above all other players when it comes to the legal assignment of property.

2 months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in South Kensington took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Is it possible to change firm as I need to find one who is on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in South Kensington five minutes from me but he is not approved by Nottingham Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in South Kensington on the Nottingham Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in South Kensington. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in South Kensington and beyond.

I note that you have a search directory identifying firms on the bank conveyancing panel. Do South Kensington conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for my own house purchase?

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