As I am unsure how the conveyancing bit works what is the most important advice you can impart concerning purchase conveyancing in Maida Vale?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Maida Vale and elsewhere in London is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For example, the vendor, property agent and on occasion the mortgage company. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Maida Vale an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the transaction whose interest is to act in your legal interests and to keep you safe.

We are witnessing a definite creep in the "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. You must always trust your lawyer above the other parties in the home moving process.

We are planning to purchase with Darlington Building Society. We have called around locally but am unable to find a Maida Vale conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society approved list. Can you help?

You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the lender and type Maida Vale or your location and you will discover numerous solicitors located in Maida Vale or nearest you.

My friend advised me that if I am purchasing in Maida Vale I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Maida Vale conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Maida Vale around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Maida Vale.

I am buying a new build apartment in Maida Vale. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Maida Vale

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Maida Vale. I happened to chance upon a site which looks to be the ideal solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via phone that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?