Me and my partner are buying a flat in Mayfair. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to send funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Mayfair on 12/3/2026, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to TSB and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for TSB to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the TSB conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My offer on a property in Mayfair has been agreed to, the sellers do however have a connected purchase. The owners have placed an offer on somewhere, however it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other apartments booked. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Mayfair. What should be my next step? When do I get the mortgage application with Kent Reliance going?
It is normal to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Mayfair conveyancing search fees, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your property lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Concerning the next stages this very much depends on the uniqueness of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a rising market many purchasers would apply for a home loan with Kent Reliance and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their lawyer to press on with searches.
I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Mayfair. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Mayfair of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build apartment in Mayfair. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 legal work.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Mayfair
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Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. 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. 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.
I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Mayfair in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to grant a mortgage on this type of house.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Mayfair. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Mayfair to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
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After what feels like an age I have had an offer on an maisonette in Mayfair accepted, but there is a chain. The sellers have offered on a flat, however it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other flats booked. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Mayfair. What should be my next step? At what point do I apply for the mortgage with TSB?
It is standard to have anxieties where there is a chain given your reluctance to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Mayfair conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you should ensure that your conveyancing practitioner is on the TSB approved list. Concerning the subsequent stages this very much dictated by the specifics of your case, desire for the property and on the state of the market. In a rising market some buyers would apply for the mortgage with TSB and pay for the survey and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their property lawyer to move forward with the conveyancing in Mayfair.