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Conveyancing in Hackney : Keep it Local

Logical reasons to let us help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hackney

  • 1 Hackney solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Hackney conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move
  • 2 No matter what any alternative lawyers say it could be necessary to attend your conveyancer to execute legal papers. There are various parties with engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 3 Hackney conveyancers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Excellent communication and pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Hackney property deals can become a lot more complicated because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hackney since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hackney

My best friend’s step-father is a solicitor. I suspect that I'll be able to get preferential rates for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Hackney?

You should contrast pricing. Make use of our search tool on this site. The prices will contrast greatly but service levels do are distinct between conveyancers as is true with most professions.

I require conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (seven years old) in Hackney. The vast majority the appartments have already been occupied. Do I need carry out the neighbourhood searches as part of conveyancing in Hackney?

If you getting a loan, your bank will require some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Hackney conveyancing searches are for you to decide upon. Your lawyer, will ’encourage’, perhaps strongly, that you should have the searches done, but he or she is duty bound in this regard. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you insist that your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or ask you to appoint a different lawyer for your conveyancing in Hackney.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Hackney. My lender is Virgin

Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 22/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :

My colleague recommended that where I am buying in Hackney I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Hackney conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Hackney around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Hackney Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Hackney Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Hackney.

Is it simple use the search facility to select a conveyancing practitioner in Hackney on the panel for my mortgage?

Step one is to pick a lender such as Birmingham Midshires, Virgin Money or Britannia then choose your location for example Hackney. Conveyancing organisations in Hackney and further afield will then be listed.

All being well we will complete the sale of our £175,000 maisonette in Hackney next Monday. The freeholder has quoted £420 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Hackney?

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

    Addressing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Hackney Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Hackney leasehold property is £350. For Hackney 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.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Hackney conveyancing firm to represent me?

Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Hackney conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Hackney property is 150 Amhurst Road in December 2013. The tribunal concluded that the premium to be paid by the applicant for the enfranchisement of the subject property was £43,500. This case was in relation to 4 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 90 (or thereabouts).

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hackney regulated by the SRA

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

  • Spence & Horne, 343 Mare Street, Hackney, London, London, E8 1HY
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD
  • Hutchins & Co, 85 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NP
  • Obaseki Solicitors, Unit 1, 222 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AX
  • Miramar Legal, 289, Hackney Road, London, London, E2 8NA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hackney

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

  • Spence & Horne, 343 Mare Street, Hackney, London, London, E8 1HY
  • Olisakwe Vincent Onuegbu Solicitors, Suite 15, Celia Fiennes House, 8 - 20 Well Street, 8-20 Well Street, London, E9 7PX
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD
  • Dowse & Co, 23-25 Dalston Lane, Dalston, London, London, E8 3DF
  • Moss & Co, 17 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NS

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hackney regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hackney specialising in commercial conveyancing in Hackney. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Spence & Horne, 343 Mare Street, Hackney, London, London, E8 1HY
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD
  • Hutchins & Co, 85 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NP
  • Obaseki Solicitors, Unit 1, 222 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AX
  • Miramar Legal, 289, Hackney Road, London, London, E2 8NA

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

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