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5 reasons to use our service to help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Barnet

  • 1 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Barnet regularly deal withlocal issues specific to Barnet and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 2 Solicitor conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Barnet estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 No matter what any other lawyers say it could be important to attend your lawyer to sign contracts. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without having to add the postman into the pot.
  • 4 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Barnet has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Barnet

Examples of recent conveyancing in Barnet since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Barnet

When will exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Barnet and do I need to attend the lawyers office?

If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Barnet you are welcome to attend to sign contracts. However, the law practices we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the firm to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Barnet)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

My grandfather passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Barnet. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Virgin Money, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

If you plan to re-mortgage then Virgin Money will require that you use a conveyancer on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Virgin Money conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Virgin Money mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Barnet before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to grant a loan on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Barnet. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Barnet especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Barnet.

Hoping to buy a property located in Barnet and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Barnet. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Barnet area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Barnet. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

All being well we will complete the sale of our £125,000 apartment in Barnet next Monday. The landlords agents has quoted £372 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Barnet?

Barnet conveyancing on leasehold flats usually results in administration charges invoiced by freeholders :

    Completing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Barnet Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Barnet leasehold premises is £350. For Barnet conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide answers.

I am the registered owner of a second floor flat in Barnet. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium payable for a lease extension?

if there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to decide the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Barnet flat is Flat 2 2 Netherfield Road in April 2010. The Tribunale held that premium payable for a 90 year extension to the existing Lease should be £7,705. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.

Why is New Build conveyancing in Barnet more costly?

Conveyancing in Barnet for newly converted or new build properties usually involve adoption of highways & drains, building regulations approval, planning permission, new build warranties such NHBC as well as supplemental investigations and contractual considerations.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Barnet regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Barnet but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Mhhp Law Llp, 64-66 High Street, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 5SJ
  • Derrick Bridges & Co, 12 Wood Street, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 4BQ
  • Boyes Sutton & Perry Solicitors Ltd, 20 Wood Street, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 4BJ
  • Frederick Rine Solicitors, Hadley House, 17 Park Road, High Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 5RY
  • Male & Wagland(inc Marks & Co), 69 High Street, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 5UR

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Barnet regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Barnet but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Horizon Law Limited, 214 High Street, EN5 5SZ
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • Home 2 Home Property Lawyers Limited, 32 Millais Gardens, HA8 5SY

Planning law solicitors in Barnet regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Barnet specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Barnett Alexander Conway Ingram Llp, Sovereign House, 1 Albert Place, Ballards Lane, London, N3 1QB
  • Moerans, 123 Station Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7JR
  • Vanderpump & Sykes Llp, Lough Point, 2 Gladbeck Way, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 7JA
  • Yugin & Partners, Jubilee House, Merrion Avenue, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4RY
  • Ellistons Slp Solicitors Limited, 51-53 The Broadway, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4DJ

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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