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Reasons to use our Fitzrovia conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law practices delivering conveyancing in Fitzrovia who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what alternative sites may claim it could be necessary to attend your conveyancer to sign contracts. There are enough parties engaged in a homemove without having to add the postman into the mix.
  • 3 Personal touch and pure property expertise are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Fitzrovia home moves can be made significantly more complicated due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 Fitzrovia lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Fitzrovia home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 5 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Fitzrovia regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Fitzrovia and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Fitzrovia since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Fitzrovia

I am getting a mortgage with Nat West. I hope to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Fitzrovia. Does the Nat West Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?

The Nat West conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

I am buying a house for cash in Fitzrovia. I have resided for the previous 15 years in Fitzrovia. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

Provided that you do not need a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Fitzrovia conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but she has a professional duty to do this. Do consider; if you are intend to dispose of the house one day, it may be of importance to your prospective buyer what the searches reveal. There are plenty of instances where houses with no practical issues can still show up adverse search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Fitzrovia will be able to give you some sensible guidance concerning this.

Should lawyers request an advanced payment when it comes to conveyancing in Fitzrovia?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Fitzrovia your lawyer will ask you to provide them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Normally this is called for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any down payment is as part of the sale price then this will be required shortly in advance of contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is due should be transferred a few days ahead of the day of completion.

A colleague suggested that if I am buying in Fitzrovia I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Fitzrovia conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Fitzrovia around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Fitzrovia Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Fitzrovia.

Should I go with a Fitzrovia conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? An old friend can handle the legal work but her office is 300kilometers drive away.

The benefit of a local Fitzrovia conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to execute documents, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Fitzrovia know how is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that must trump using an unknown Fitzrovia conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.

Our mortgage broker has recommended their lawyer for the conveyancing in Fitzrovia - Surely it’s easier to just use them?

This is not necessarily the case and you are at liberty to instruct whichever solicitor you decide for your Fitzrovia conveyancing. A conveyancer put forward by an estate agent may not always be the right conveyancing practitioner, they may put forward their preferred conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your conveyancer and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain updates.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Fitzrovia regulated by the SRA

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

  • David Goodman & Co, 34-35 Newman Street, London, W1T 1PZ
  • Magrath Llp, 66-67 Newman Street, London, London, W1T 3EQ
  • Fuglers (in Association With David Berens & Co) Llp, 70 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QG
  • Verto Group Legal Limited, 10 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 8RL
  • Jaswal Johnston Llp, 73/75 Mortimer Street, London, London, W1W 7SQ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Fitzrovia

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Fitzrovia with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Fuglers (in Association With David Berens & Co) Llp, 70 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QG
  • Verto Group Legal Limited, 10 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 8RL
  • Jaswal Johnston Llp, 73/75 Mortimer Street, London, London, W1W 7SQ
  • Simmons Gleek, 1 Duchess Street, London, W1W 6AU
  • Leigh Davis, 17 Gosfield Street, London, W1W 6HE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Fitzrovia regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Fitzrovia practicing in commercial conveyancing in Fitzrovia. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • David Goodman & Co, 34-35 Newman Street, London, W1T 1PZ
  • Fuglers (in Association With David Berens & Co) Llp, 70 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QG
  • Verto Group Legal Limited, 10 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 8RL
  • Jaswal Johnston Llp, 73/75 Mortimer Street, London, London, W1W 7SQ
  • Simmons Gleek, 1 Duchess Street, London, W1W 6AU

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

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