It is 10 years ago since I bought my house in Kingsbury. Conveyancing solicitors have now been appointed on the sale but I am unable to track down the title documents. Is this a major issue?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be retained by the lender or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who acted in your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Kingsbury involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Kingsbury. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 15/3/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I have been told that property searches are a common reason for hinderance in Kingsbury house deals. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Kingsbury.
I am looking for a flat up to £235,500 and found one close by in Kingsbury I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Kingsbury suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.
Are there any apps to help locate a Kingsbury solicitor on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am willing to travel upto 10miles to meet the solicitor.
You can use the search on this website. Please select a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Kingsbury conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Kingsbury conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to see whether they are on the Chelsea Building Society approved list
We have instructed a Kingsbury conveyancing solicitor for our home move (FTB’s) and have noticed in the Ts and Cs that they are not governed by the FCA. Need I be concerned or is that standard with solicitor?
We can't see why they should be. Most conveyancer don't lend money. You should check that they are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, who set strict conditions regulating monies deposited in their bank.