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Cheap conveyancing in High Holborn does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Main reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in High Holborn

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal connections with High Holborn estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s lawyers are based in High Holborn - if so sets of lawyers will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 The companies listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 4 The accumulation of transactions means that High Holborn lawyer have established very good links with High Holborn local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in High Holborn.
  • 5 Personal touch and a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. High Holborn conveyancing can become a lot more protracted because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in High Holborn since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in High Holborn

The High Holborn conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in High Holborn have suddenly closed. I chose them because I had to have a lawyer on the UBS conveyancing panel and my previous High Holborn lawyer was not. I paid them £170 in advance. What should be my next steps?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the UBS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to assist.

I am the single recipient of my late grandmother’s will and I have everything in my name now, including the house in High Holborn. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in November. I want to move. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship may be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the house in November. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be caught by that. How practical a view lenders take of it, depend on the lender as this provision primarily exists to pick up on subsales or the flipping of property.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Aldermore, do High Holborn solicitors incur a yearly amount to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to register on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

Bank of Ireland have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a flat in High Holborn has been agreed to, now what?

The property agent will wish to be advised as to your solicitor's details (be sure the solicitors are on the bank’s panel). Contact Bank of Ireland or the financial adviser and complete any relevant paperwork. Bank of Ireland will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or vendor to schedule an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. Bank of Ireland will send the offer to you and your property lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in High Holborn.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in High Holborn. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in High Holborn

    Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one close by in High Holborn I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, however it only has 51 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in High Holborn suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

Should you need a home loan that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

I'm refinancing my existing property to a buy to let loan with Virgin Money and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on another house. The location we are talking about is High Holborn. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the transactions?

Make use of our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the conveyancers are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are your lawyer should be able to tie up the two transactions but you should talk with you solicitor and make apparent your desired outcome and requirements.

My husband and I are new to the buying process - had an offer accepted, yet the selling agent advised that the owners will only move forward if we appoint their chosen conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in High Holborn

It is unlikely the owners are behind this. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated buyer is not the way to achieve this. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to use your preferred High Holborn conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide the estate agent a kickback or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in High Holborn regulated by the SRA

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

  • Olswang Llp, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6XX
  • Dawson Cornwell, 15 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4QT
  • Mdr, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
  • Mishcon De Reya Llp, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
  • Scott-moncrieff And Associates Limited, 88 Kingsway, London, London, Greater London, WC2B 6AA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in High Holborn regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in High Holborn specialising in commercial conveyancing in High Holborn. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Olswang Llp, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6XX
  • Joseph Hage Aaronson Llp, 280 High Holborn, London, London, WC1V 7EE
  • Hage Aaronson Limited, 280 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EE
  • Dawson Cornwell, 15 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4QT
  • Mishcon De Reya Llp, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH

Planning law solicitors in High Holborn regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in High Holborn with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Olswang Llp, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6XX
  • Mishcon De Reya Llp, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
  • Farrer & Co Llp, 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH
  • Wedlake Bell Llp, 52 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4LR
  • Teacher Stern Llp, 37-41 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4JH

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

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