I am purchasing a property mortgage free in Wembley. I have been living for the previous dozen years in Wembley. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I have knowledge of the area and road very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Wembley conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he has a professional duty to do this. Do bear in mind; if you are intend to dispose of the house one day, it could be of importance to your future buyer what the searches disclose. Sometimes houses with apparent issues can still throw up unfavourable search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Wembley will provide you some sensible advice in this regard.
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold property in Wembley. The estate agents advise that it is normal for flats in Wembley to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am getting a mortgage with Platform. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has Seventy One years to go.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 9/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I have todaybecome aware that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Wembley for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Wembley conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Wembley differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Wembley contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is completed. This is because new home sellers in Wembley typically acquire the site, 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 Wembley or who has acted in the same development.
I was recommended by a few selling agents in Wembley to choose a conveyancer on your site. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers over and above another?
We don’t give any commission for directing people our way. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
My husband and I are novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the property agent advised that the vendor will only move forward if we instruct the agent's preferred lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer used to conveyancing in Wembley
It is highly unlikely the owners are behind this. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Speak to the owners direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to use your own,trusted Wembley conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthe ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing figures set by senior management.