My partner and I are buying a new build apartment in Ealing and my solicitor is informing me that she has to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the seller. I am under pressure to exchange and my preference is not to prolong deal. is my lawyer playing by the book?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Do I have to pop into the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Ealing so that I can attend their offices if required.
Most conveyancing panel lawyers for banks carry out the vast majority of work via the post, e-mail or over the phone. This means that they can undertake the legal work for your home move regardless of where you live in the country. Nevertheless you should see if you have the option of attending the offices of your conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.
I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when acquiring a residence in Ealing? or I am told that there is historic law that could mean that house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards repairs towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Ealing?
Unless a prior purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you could take it that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Ealing to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
Taking into account that I am about to part with 450k on a property in Ealing I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer about myconveyancing prior to instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer who will be conducting your property ownership legalities in Ealing.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a file number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Ealing should be the figure that you are charged.
I have just started marketing my ground floor apartment in Ealing. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just had a yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the maintenance contribution as usual because all rents and maintenance payments will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Following months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Ealing. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Ealing conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Ealing property is Flat 4 38 The Mall in April 2014. the Tribunal held that the premium payable for the lease extension to be £25,451 This case affected 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 68.7 years.
My husband and I have just found out that one of the partners of the solicitors handling the purchase conveyancing in Ealing is a relative of the vendor. Is this acceptable?
As long as there is no conflict of interest this is allowable. If you are needing mortgage finance then the lender may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions on this. For example for Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One as of 12/9/2026, the requirements read as follows :