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Reasons to use our Highbury conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 There is a better than average chance that the the solicitors for the other party are located in Highbury - if so both parties will be on good working terms
  • 2 Highbury lawyers work in conjunction with Highbury estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress throughout
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Highbury is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Highbury conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Highbury conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 5 The practices listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Highbury since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Highbury

I instructed a Highbury based lawyer for my conveyancing in Highbury yesterday. Going through the small print I notewe are on the hook for fees even where the conveyance does not complete. Would I be best advised to choose an on-line lawyer offering no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Highbury?

It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is advertised then the conveyancing charges will generally be higher to counteract those cases that fail to complete. Dont forget that such arrangements generally do not cover expenses such your Highbury conveyancing search fees.

I am purchasing a house without a mortgage in Highbury. I have been residing for the previous Seventeen years in Highbury. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I know the area and road very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a mortgage, then almost all of the Highbury conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your conveyancer will 'advise', no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but she is duty bound to do this. One thing to consider; if you are going to sell the house in the future, it may be of relevance to your future buyer what the searches disclose. There are plenty of instances where houses with day to day issues can still reveal negative search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Highbury should provide you some constructive advice here.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Highbury

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Highbury and Solicitor partnerships in Highbury offering conveyancing It is important to make clear that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. They may both also handle other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

We had instructed solicitors with offices in Highbury on the Bank of Ireland solicitor approved list. They are now charging me an additional charge for dealing with the Bank of Ireland mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Bank of Ireland?

As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor can charge a fee for this. The charge is not set by Bank of Ireland but by your Highbury lawyer. Numerous firms on the Bank of Ireland panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

About to purchase house in Highbury. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Highbury property lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Highbury. 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.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Highbury

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

Back In 2000, I bought a leasehold flat in Highbury. Conveyancing and Nottingham Building Society mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Highbury who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

First contact HMLR to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Highbury conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

After months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Highbury. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

if there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to determine the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Highbury flat is Lower Flat 16A Beatty Road in September 2012. The premium payable was £13,577. The terms of the lease has been agreed between the Applicants and the First Respondent and the Tribunal did not seek to disturb that agreement. This case was in relation to 1 flat.

We are midway through buying a property in Highbury. Conveyancing solicitor has told us the property is "Leasehold". Does this impact the marketability of the house?

Highbury conveyancing does not normally involve leasehold houses. The crucial factor here is the remaining lease term and the ground rent. If it's 999 years with a peppercorn rent, it's virtually freehold, so it shouldn't impact the saleability significantly.

At the other extreme, if it's, say, Sixty years it is bound to have a adverse effect on the value, and most likely wouldn't be mortgageable. The remaining lease term and ground rent will be set out in the lease to be supplied to your property lawyer.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Highbury

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

  • Raymond & Co, Suite 1h, Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London, London, N1 3QP
  • Eversley's Solicitors Limited, Percy House, 363 Liverpool Road, London, N1 1NL
  • Gelbergs Llp, 188 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1RQ
  • Grazing Hill Ltd, 67a Halliford Street, Islington, London, N1 3HF
  • Shanthi & Co, 206 Seven Sisters Road, London, N4 3NX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Highbury regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Highbury practicing in commercial conveyancing in Highbury. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Riley & Co Solicitors Limited, 1 Stradbroke Road, London, London, N5 2PZ
  • Guney Clark & Ryan Solicitors Limited, 58 Green Lanes, London, London, N16 9NH
  • Yanik Ltd, 185 Holloway Road, London, N7 8LX
  • Ozoran Turkan, 203 Green Lanes, London, N16 9DJ
  • Raymond & Co, Suite 1h, Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London, London, N1 3QP

Planning law solicitors in Highbury regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Highbury specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Gelbergs Llp, 188 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1RQ
  • Bolt Burdon, Providence House, Providence Place, Islington, London, N1 0NT
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD
  • Ronald Fletcher Baker Llp, 326 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DR
  • Dentons Ukmea Llp, One Fleet Place, London, London, EC4M 7WS

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