Knowledge of the local Canning Town area is key to an easier, faster move. Fridaysmove's Canning Town Conveyancing team is able to employ their local knowledge to help you move home sooner. With regard to issues commonly arising during Canning Town home-moves, your Solicitor will also utilise their area experience to anticipate and resolve these before they affect you.

Does your Canning Town purchase qualify for Stamp Duty Relief?

Stamp duty relief may be available for property purchases in Canning Town labelled as 'disadvantaged areas', based on local government wards and electoral divisions. No stamp duty is due for houses bought in a Canning Town disadvantaged area under the £150k threshold. It may be necessary to make further enquiries with the local council, if initial searches fail to identify whether a residence lies in a disadvantaged area. A postcode search will usually determine whether a home being sold for less than the threshold is eligible.

Official Searches in Canning Town

When purchasing a home in Canning Town a Solicitor is required by your lender to conduct Searches. The Local Authority for Canning Town is London Borough of Newham Council, Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU. Tel: 020 8430 2003

What are the consequences if your solicitor is not on your lender's panel?

Lenders maintain panels of law firms to perform mortgage legal work. While these panels were once open, allowing any firm to join, that is no longer the case. Lenders have also reduced the size of their panels, setting more restrictive criteria for membership. To proceed where your Canning Town lawyer is not on a mortgage lender' s panel, you have the following options; you can either select a different lender or solicitor. It is possible to continue with your original choices, but your lender will expect you to pay for the legal costs relating to the mortgage. Bear in mind that it is usually more efficient and less expensive for the same firm act for you and your lender. Consider these points if you choose to change firms:

• Additional fees may be charged by the new firm which your original lawyers considered to be inclusive.
• Your second choice of firm may have less local knowledge, or be harder to meet in person.