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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 assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in High Holborn

  • 1 High Holborn property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful High Holborn conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in High Holborn is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 High Holborn conveyancers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 4 Using a high street Solicitor usually results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in using a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have valuable personal connections with High Holborn selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in High Holborn since January 2025*

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of apartment Red Lion Street WC1R 4NA, at sale sum of £565,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion

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of apartment Red Lion Street WC1R 4PF, at sale consideration of £498,250. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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of apartment Galen Place WC1A 2JR, at sale sum of £1,265,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title

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of flat Drury Lane WC2B 5TA, at sale price of £1,375,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in High Holborn

Am I correct in assuming that the fact that my solicitor in High Holborn is not identified on my bank's conveyancing panel that there is a problem with the standard of the firm’s work?

That is most likely a wrong assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly reasonable explanations. Just recently a report by the solicitors regulator indicated that over three quarters of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The most common reasons for removal are: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the lawyer is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Should you be concerned you should contact the High Holborn conveyancing firm and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your mortgage company.

We were just about to sign contracts for a property in High Holborn. We encountered a problem. Our loan offer with The Mortgage Works runs out on 3/6/2025 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 5/6/2025. Can one extend the loan offer?

The person best placed to address this concern is your solicitors who should determine if they better off negotiating with the lender, seller’s solicitors, estate agents or possibly all three taking into account the circumstances your conveyancing as of today.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in High Holborn. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in High Holborn of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying 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. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

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

    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. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I'm remortgaging my current home to a buy to let mortgage with Chelsea Building Society and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a down payment on a second property. The neighborhood we are interested in is High Holborn. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two banks and tie in the conveyances?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to check that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are the lawyer should be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and specify your desired outcome and requirements.

In scouring the web for the phrase on line conveyancing in High Holborn it reveals numerous conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the right property lawyer for my move?

The preferential way of seeking the right conveyancer is through a personal referral, so enquire of friends and family who have acquired a property in High Holborn or the respected estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in High Holborn differ, so it's sensible to obtain a minimum of four fee estimates from different property lawyers. Make sure that you clarify that the fees are fixed.

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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

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in High Holborn

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in High Holborn specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • 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

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in High Holborn regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in High Holborn but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA

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

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