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Reasons to use our Friern Barnet conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Excellent communication together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Friern Barnet home moves can become significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 2 Friern Barnet solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Friern Barnet home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 3 Friern Barnet lawyers work in conjunction with Friern Barnet estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to home movers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 4 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved law practices conducting conveyancing in Friern Barnet registered with the SRA or CLC.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Friern Barnet is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Friern Barnet since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Friern Barnet

How up to date is your search tool for Friern Barnet conveyancing solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel? Do Skipton send you an updated list?

Friern Barnet conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Skipton directly.

My uncle passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Friern Barnet. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Aldermore, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

If you plan to refinance then Aldermore will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Aldermore 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 Aldermore 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 Aldermore mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I require quick conveyancing in Friern Barnet as I am under an ultimatum to exchange contracts in less than 4 weeks. Thankfully I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are not getting a mortgage you are at liberty not to do searches although no lawyer would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Friern Barnet the following are instances of what can arise and therefore impact future mortgageability: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Friern Barnet for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Friern Barnet conveyancing specialists.

As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a house in Cardiff but reside in Friern Barnet. My lawyer (based 200 miles from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Friern Barnet to witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Friern Barnet based

What are your top tips when it comes to choosing a Friern Barnet conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

When appointing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Friern Barnet conveyancing practice) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you talk with two or three firms including non Friern Barnet conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be useful:

    How many lease extensions has the firm completed in Friern Barnet in the last year? How experienced is the practice with lease extension legislation?

Notwithstanding our best endeavours, we have been unsuccessful in seeking a lease extension in Friern Barnet. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Friern Barnet conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Friern Barnet flat is 34 Poplar Grove in June 2013. The Tribunal directed that the premium for the lease extension should be in the sum of £10,250. This case related to 1 flat.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Friern Barnet regulated by the SRA

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

  • 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
  • Simons Levine & Co, 760 High Road, London, N12 9QH
  • Perry Clements Solicitors, Rex House, 354 Ballards Lane, North Finchley, London, London, N12 0DD
  • Yva Solicitors Llp, Yva House, 811 High Road, North Finchley, London, London, N12 8JT

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Friern Barnet

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Friern Barnet practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Friern Barnet regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Friern Barnet practicing in commercial conveyancing in Friern Barnet. This will likely include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • 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
  • Simons Levine & Co, 760 High Road, London, N12 9QH
  • Perry Clements Solicitors, Rex House, 354 Ballards Lane, North Finchley, London, London, N12 0DD
  • Yva Solicitors Llp, Yva House, 811 High Road, North Finchley, London, London, N12 8JT

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

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