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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Farringdon house move

5 reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Farringdon

  • 1 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Farringdon have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Farringdon and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Farringdon
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Farringdon conveyancer have established very good connections with Farringdon local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Farringdon.
  • 4 Notwithstanding what alternative sites inform you it may be important to pop into your conveyancer to sign documents. There are various parties with engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 5 The Farringdon conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Farringdon

Examples of recent conveyancing in Farringdon since December 2024*

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Disposal

of apartment Summers Street EC1R 5BD, at purchase sum of £815,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of flat Aldersgate Street EC1A 4JE, at the agreed price of £580,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of apartment Little Britain EC1A 7BT, at buying sum of £557,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Acquisition

of flat Lambert Jones Mews EC2Y 8DP, sold for £2,128,500. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Farringdon

My husband and I are hoping to buy a flat in Farringdon and are in fact using a Farringdon conveyancing practice. Within the last couple of days our conveyancer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with the expectation that exchange is imminent. National Westminster Bank have this evening contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Farringdon lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. What do we do from here?

When purchasing a property with mortgage finance it is standard for the purchasers' solicitors to also act for the mortgage company. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Farringdon solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it may delay matters as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.

It is is a decade since I acquired my property in Farringdon. Conveyancing solicitors have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to track down my deeds. Is this a major issue?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by your lender or they may be archived with the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly in most cases the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Farringdon involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.

My mortgage company has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Farringdon but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Farringdon local to me. Can you help?

It is by no means the case that all Farringdon conveyancing practices are on all banks conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to choose a Farringdon conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.

How simple is it to use the search tool to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing solicitor in Farringdon on the authorised to act for my lender?

Step one is to choose a mortgage company such as HSBC Bank, Bank of Scotland or Clydesdale then specify your preferred area a common one being Farringdon. Conveyancing practices in Farringdon and nationally should be shown.

Completion is due on the disposal of our £300,000 flat in Farringdon next week. The managing agents has quoted £420 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Farringdon?

Farringdon conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes normally involves the buyer’s conveyancer sending enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to address these enquiries the majority will be willing to assist. They are entitled to invoice a reasonable charge for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average costs for the paperwork that you are referring to is £350, in some situations it is in excess of £800. The management information fee demanded by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of rights and obligations in respect of administration charges, without which the charge is technically not due. In reality one has little choice but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to complete the sale of your home.

I have given up trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Farringdon. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Farringdon conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Farringdon flat is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 66.8 years.

How much experience do your Farringdon conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?

Farringdon conveyancing lawyers help thousands of people move home every year and helped plenty of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Farringdon conveyancers have worked on recent similar cases.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Farringdon regulated by the SRA

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

  • Lawrence Stephens, 50 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3HE
  • Vlcw Limited, Warwick House, 64-65 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EG
  • Maxwell Alves, 75 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3JY
  • The Specter Partnership, 49 Britton Street, London, London, EC1M 5UL
  • Burton Woolf & Turk, 22-24 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6TE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Farringdon

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Farringdon with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Lawrence Stephens, 50 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3HE
  • Vlcw Limited, Warwick House, 64-65 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EG
  • Burton Woolf & Turk, 22-24 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6TE
  • Pini Franco Llp, 4th Floor, 22-24 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6TE
  • Gsc Solicitors Llp, 31-32 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6TD

Planning law solicitors in Farringdon regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Farringdon practicing in planning law. This should include advice on special planning controls
  • Lawrence Stephens, 50 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3HE
  • Leigh Day, Priory House, 25 St. John's Lane, London, EC1M 4LB
  • Hogan Lovells International Llp, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2FG
  • Chan Neill Solicitors, 107 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HW
  • Miller Rosenfalck Llp, 17-18 Aylesbury Street, London, EC1R 0DB

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

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