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Conveyancing in Colney Hatch : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Colney Hatch conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Colney Hatch
  • 2 Using a high street Solicitor on the whole results in a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Colney Hatch is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Colney Hatch conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Colney Hatch have a grasp oflocal concerns specific to Colney Hatch and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Colney Hatch since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Colney Hatch

The Colney Hatch conveyancing firm handling our Colney Hatch conveyancing has spotted an inconsistency when comparing the information in the home valuation report and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My solicitor has advised that he is duty bound to ensure that the lender is happy with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my solicitor’s stance appropriate?

Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a 1st time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Colney Hatch. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Colney Hatch?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Colney Hatch. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be able to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.

We are purchasing a end of terrace house in Colney Hatch. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process include enquiries to determine if these works were previously refused?

Your solicitor will review the registered title as conveyancing in Colney Hatch will occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of alterations or necessitated the consent of another owner. Certain works require local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

We were going to get a AIP from Leeds Building Society this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Leeds Building Society recommend any Colney Hatch solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Colney Hatch solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Leeds Building Society through the process.

What will a local search tell me about the house my wife and I buying in Colney Hatch?

Colney Hatch conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Colney Hatch conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search will provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic areas.

I am purchasing a new build house in Colney Hatch with a loan from Leeds Building Society. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not disclose to my solicitor about the side-deal as it will adversely affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Colney Hatch is the location of the property. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in Colney Hatch are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Colney Hatch you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Colney Hatch may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

My company is intending to take an assignment of a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-sale-no fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Colney Hatch for below 1500k?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Colney Hatch, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we will find you the right lawyer. As for the charges these will vary based on the structure and terms of the deal. Let us have your contact information or phone so as to enable us to provide you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing calculation.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Colney Hatch

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Colney Hatch specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Groom Halliday, 5 Sandringham Gardens, North Finchley, London, London, N12 0NY
  • Simons Levine & Co, 760 High Road, London, N12 9QH
  • Sylvester Amiel Lewin & Horne Llp, Pearl Assurance House, 319 Ballards Lane, London, N12 8LY
  • Ssp Law, Ground Floor, 311 Ballards Lane, London, N12 8LY
  • Yva Solicitors Llp, Yva House, 811 High Road, North Finchley, London, London, N12 8JT

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Colney Hatch regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Colney Hatch with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Colney Hatch. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Groom Halliday, 5 Sandringham Gardens, North Finchley, London, London, N12 0NY
  • Howard Hyman & Co, The Law Chambers, 1a Friern Park, North Finchley, London, Middlesex, N12 9DE
  • Perry Clements Solicitors, Rex House, 354 Ballards Lane, North Finchley, London, London, N12 0DD
  • Simons Levine & Co, 760 High Road, London, N12 9QH
  • Sylvester Amiel Lewin & Horne Llp, Pearl Assurance House, 319 Ballards Lane, London, N12 8LY

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Colney Hatch regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Colney Hatch but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • Horizon Law Limited, 214 High Street, EN5 5SZ
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP
  • Home 2 Home Property Lawyers Limited, 32 Millais Gardens, HA8 5SY

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

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