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  • 1 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal links with Fitzrovia selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Fitzrovia since December 2024*

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Acquisition

of apartment Portland Place W1B 1NX, at a price of £1,825,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title

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Disposal

of flat Galen Place WC1A 2JR, at sale consideration of £1,265,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

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Transfer

of flat Woburn Place WC1H 0LW, at buying consideration of £250,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, obtaining official copies of the title

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Purchase

of flat Woburn Place WC1H 0LP, sold for £275,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Fitzrovia

I plan on acquiring a ground floor flat in Fitzrovia. My property lawyer is not listed on the bank solicitor list. Is it possible for me to appoint my Fitzrovia conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the bank panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

You will need to use a conveyancing practitioner to complete the legal work required if you take out a mortgage to purchase your home. They will carry out all the essential legal checks on the property, ensuring that you’re properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is dealt with. You may select a Fitzrovia solicitor of your choice. Nevertheless, where the conveyancer appointed is not a member of the mortgage company conveyancing panel additional charges will arise as separate legal representation will be need by the lender. Lender panel applications may be submitted, so provided your conveyancer has not in the past sought membership they should take the chance to apply.

We are a couple about to exchange contracts for a leasehold flat in Fitzrovia. We encountered a stumbling block. The mortgage offer with Barclays runs out on 27/5/2025 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 29/5/2025. Is it possible to extend the mortgage offer?

The person best placed to deal with your question is your solicitors who will hopefully calculate whether they better off negotiating with the lender, owner’s solicitors, estate agents or indeed all parties taking into account what has gone on in your house move to date.

Have completed on a a detached house in Fitzrovia , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Fitzrovia conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be sure that my ownership is registered.

As far as conveyancing in Fitzrovia is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any other parties. At present in the region of three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Registration occurs once the buyer is living at the premises so 'speed' is not usually an essential issue yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

About to purchase a new build flat in Fitzrovia. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Fitzrovia

    The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.

I am selling my house. My previous lawyers closed down. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Fitzrovia if that makes things easier.

Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Fitzrovia. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.

Completion is due on our sale of a £425,000 maisonette in Fitzrovia next week. The management company has quoted £396 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Fitzrovia?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Fitzrovia conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in Fitzrovia 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 lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Fitzrovia leasehold property is £350. For Fitzrovia 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 obliged to provide the information.

My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to purchase the freehold in Fitzrovia. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the LVT to make a decision on the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Fitzrovia flat is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 73.26 years.

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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 Licensed Conveyancers in Fitzrovia regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Fitzrovia but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • Ldn Conveyancing Ltd, 3 Acton Hill Mews, W3 9QN

Planning law solicitors in Fitzrovia regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Fitzrovia with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Collins Benson Goldhill Llp, 26-28 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QT
  • Hamlins Llp, Roxburghe House, 273-287 Regent Street, London, W1B 2AD
  • Joelson Jd Llp, 30 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LZ
  • Ronaldsons Llp, 3rd Floor, 55 Gower Street, London, WC1E 6HQ
  • Tuckers Solicitors Llp, 39 Warren Street, London, London, W1T 6AF

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

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