My apartment in Finchley is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Does the property lawyer have to be required to be on the TSB conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the TSB conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently in recent years.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may impact a commercial premises in Finchley?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Finchley will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Finchley. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Finchley.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Finchley it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Finchley commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Finchley.

I am purchasing my first flat in Finchley with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent advised me not inform my solicitor about this deal as it will jeopardize my loan with Yorkshire Building Society. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Finchley ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor advised that some lenders tend not issue a mortgage on such a premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Finchley. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Finchley to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

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

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