I have justfound out that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Acton for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Acton conveyancing specialists.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Acton with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my conveyancer about the extras as it will affect my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

My cousin has recommend that I use his conveyancers in Acton. Should I find my own property lawyer?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Acton conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to have guidance from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the solicitor you're contemplating using.