Much to our surprise we have been informed by our financial adviser that my Earls Court solicitor is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. What can I do to check?
You need to contact your Earls Court lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Earls Court conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Earls Court. My lender is The Mortgage Works
The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 17/8/2025, the requirements read as follows :
My colleague suggested that if I am buying in Earls Court I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Earls Court conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Earls Court around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Earls Court Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Earls Court.
How does conveyancing in Earls Court differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Earls Court approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because new home sellers in Earls Court tend to buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Earls Court or who has acted in the same development.
Given that I am about to part with 450k on a property in Earls Court I wish to talk to a solicitor about myconveyancing ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer who will be conducting your property ownership legalities in Earls Court.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a file reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for your conveyancing in Earls Court should be the figure that you are charged.
I have just started marketing my basement flat in Earls Court. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just had a quarterly service charge demand – Do I pay up?
The sensible thing to do is discharge the service charge as you normally would as all ground rent and maintenance charges will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies 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.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Earls Court conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the LVT to arrive at the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Earls Court flat is 5 Wetherby Gardens in June 2014. the Tribunal concluded that the price to be paid for the freehold of the property was £2,369,452. This case affected 5 flats. The unexpired term was 38.98 years.