I plan on buying a leasehold flat in South Wimbledon. My Conveyancer is not on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. Can I still appoint my South Wimbledon conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the lender approved list?

You have a couple of options open to you here

• Proceed with your existing South Wimbledon lawyer but your bank will no doubt appoint a conveyancing practitioner from their approved panel. The net result is additional fees and likely delay.
• Get a new lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, ensuring that they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
• Convince your property lawyer to do everything possible to get accepted on the bank’s panel of solicitors

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in South Wimbledon. My lender is Virgin

Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 24/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :

Can you help - my lawyer says that restrictive coveneant insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in South Wimbledon?

The appropriate level of restrictive coveneant indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Halifax and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in South Wimbledon. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.

Planning on purchasing a house in South Wimbledon. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the South Wimbledon solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in South Wimbledon. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in South Wimbledon

Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. 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. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

My brother is purchasing a garden flat in South Wimbledon. He has received a fee estimate by the conveyancer connected to the selling agents and it came to £1156 . It was fifteen years ago since I sold and bought a home and the bill was £600. Have charges really gone up that much?

You should e-mail a few local South Wimbledon conveyancing solicitors requesting prices. It is advisable to base your selection not only on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the response is.