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Conveyancing in Harpenden : Keep it Local

Harpenden Conveyancing Statistics*

Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £35,181
140 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Harpenden
Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540
March was the busiest month and July was the next busiest month while February was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Harpenden
Average time frame of 35 days for registration of title in Harpenden

Examples of recent conveyancing in Harpenden since November 2025*

Transfer

of terraced property, Lodge Gardens, AL5 4JE completing on 14/11/2025 at a price of £750,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Transfer

of flat Church Green Row AL5 2TW, at buying amount of £465,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of house premises, Byron Road, AL5 4AD completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £1,130,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Purchase

of flat Hollybush Lane AL5 4BA, at a price of £435,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Harpenden

How do I identify freehold conveyancing in Harpenden?

Option 1 is to ask the people you trust who they would recommend.

Option 2 is to search the web for conveyancing in Harpenden. Pick up the phone to two or three from the list and invite them to send you their conveyancing fees and have a conversation with the lawyer who will handle the conveyancing beforemaking your choice.

Third is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your personal expectations including area of the property,speed, complexity and who your intended lender is. Resist the temptation to opt for ninety nine pound conveyancing in Harpenden

Can the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service perform attended exchange conveyancing in Harpenden?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts who can conduct attended exchanges. Do call us to get a costs illustration and details as to dates.

We are buying a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Harpenden who is on the Virgin Money solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Virgin Money . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Harpenden.

I am helping my niece sell her house in Harpenden. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission the energy performance certificate or it is for me to coordinate?

After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was kept a compulsory element of moving property. An energy performance certificate should be to hand before the property is advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors normally organise. If you are instructing a Harpenden conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with reputable local assessors

I have paid off my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Harpenden property lawyer on the Coventry BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

but are not moving to another property
where Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so

The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Coventry BS mortgage has been paid off.

I have a mortgage with Virgin Money for my property in Harpenden. Conveyancing was finalised some time ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Virgin Money?

You must advise Virgin Money prior to letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Virgin Money’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Virgin Money will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Virgin Money directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Virgin Money conveyancing panel firm.

How does conveyancing in Harpenden differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Harpenden contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because developers in Harpenden usually buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Harpenden or who has acted in the same development.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Harpenden is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Harpenden are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Harpenden you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Harpenden may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Last updated 13/02/2026

Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Harpenden regulated by the SRA

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

Wright & Co, The Leys, 2c Leyton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2TL
Wright Tamana-sugden, The Leys, 2c Leyton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2TL
Paul Berg & Taylor, Clayton House, 7 Vaughan Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4EF
Perrins Solicitors Llp, 10 Waterside, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4US
Alban Perrin Limited, 10 Waterside, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4US

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Harpenden

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Harpenden 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

Wright & Co, The Leys, 2c Leyton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2TL
Wright Tamana-sugden, The Leys, 2c Leyton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2TL
Paul Berg & Taylor, Clayton House, 7 Vaughan Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4EF
Alban Perrin Limited, 10 Waterside, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4US
Perrins Solicitors Llp, 10 Waterside, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4US

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Harpenden regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Harpenden but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

Horizon Law Limited, 48 High Street, AL3 7LN

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