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  • 1 The Hornsey conveyancing firms that are listed are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Hornsey
  • 2 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Hornsey regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Hornsey and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 3 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Hornsey regulated by the SRA or CLC.
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  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal connections with Hornsey estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hornsey since December 2024*

Conveyance

of flat Miles Road N8 7FL, purchased for £533,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Conveyance

of apartment Nightingale Lane N8 7QX, purchased for £647,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of apartment Hampden Road N8 0EH, at sale amount of £391,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title

Disposal

of semi property, Hillfield Avenue, N8 7DN completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £1,260,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hornsey

I have just over seventy years left on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Hornsey. Conveyancing solicitors on the Nationwide Building Society panel can deal with such extensions right?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 20/3/2025 the requirements read as follows :

- Our minimum unexpired lease term is 55 years, except where lending is over 85% of the purchase price/valuation on a second hand flat, in which case our minimum unexpired term is 90 years.
- There must be at least 30 years remaining at the end of the mortgage term (regardless of the length of lease at the start).

Where the unexpired lease term is different to that recorded on the mortgage offer, the following clarifies if we need to be informed:

Second hand property:
- If the unexpired lease term on the offer is 85 years or more - only advise us if the actual lease term is less than 85 years
- if the unexpired lease term on the offer is less than 85 years – advise us if the actual lease term is different than reported
- For equity share applications - advise us if the actual lease term is different than reported on the offer
- Where lending is over 85% of the purchase price/valuation on a second hand flat and the unexpired lease term on the offer is 90 years or more - only advise us if the actual lease term is less than 90 years.

New build property:
- If the unexpired lease term stated on the offer is 125 years (flat) / 250 years (house) or more - only advise us if the actual lease term is less than 125 years (flat) / 250 years (house)
- For equity share applications - always advise us if the actual lease term is different than reported on the offer

Lease terms such as ground rent and event fees must be reasonable at all times during the term of the lease and adhere to our requirements below. If you’re unsure as to whether the terms of a lease are unreasonable or onerous, please refer the details to us in plain English for Valuer consideration. If the potentially onerous terms are in relation to the ground rent please include the current ground rent figure per annum, how often it will be reviewed and the price structure it will be reviewed against. See the guidance below.

SECOND HAND PROPERTIES

Unacceptable - advise Issuing Office (Will be declined):
- Unexpired lease term less than 55 years
- Unexpired lease term less than 90 years where we are lending more than 85% of the purchase price/valuation on a second hand flat
- Less than 30 years remaining at the end of the mortgage term
- Ground Rent greater than 0.5% of the property value
- Ground Rent doubles less than every 20 years (e.g. doubles every 5, 10 or 15 years) - acceptable if doubles every 20 years or more
- Ground Rent is compounded RPI
- Ground Rent review period is less than or equal to 5 years

Refer to Issuing Office (Valuer will consider any impact on valuation figure and marketability):
- Unexpired lease term is 55 to 85 years
- Ground Rent greater than 0.1% and less than or equal to 0.5% of the property value
- Ground Rent escalation is linked to any indices greater than RPI
- Ground Rent escalation is linked to the value of the building*
- Ground Rent review period is greater than 5 and less than 10 years
- Event clauses exist for normal use e.g. changing the carpet, installing a TV aerial, etc
- Estate Rent Charges greater than £500 p/a (please provide details of what the charges cover)
- Service Charges greater than 1% of property value p/a (please provide details of what the charges cover)
- Anything that appears onerous, unusual or out of the ordinary

Acceptable (no requirement to advise Issuing Office):
- Unexpired lease term greater than 85 years (Minimum 90 years where we are lending more than 85% of the purchase price/valuation on a second hand flat)
- Ground Rent less than or equal to 0.1% of the property value
- Ground Rent review period greater than or equal to 10 years
- Ground Rent escalation less than or equal to RPI

NEW BUILD PROPERTIES (includes office conversions)

Unacceptable - advise Issuing Office (Will be declined)
- Unexpired lease term less than 125 years on a new build flat or less than 250 years on a new build house (does not apply to Shared Ownership)
- Any lease which is subject to a Ground Rent (or Annual Rent) being charged which is more than on a peppercorn basis
- Any lease which is subject to a Ground Rent (or Annual Rent) being charged which is more than on a peppercorn basis

Refer to Issuing Office (Valuer will consider any impact on valuation figure and marketability):
- Event clauses exist for normal use e.g. changing the carpet, installing a TV aerial etc
- Estate Rent Charges greater than £500 p/a (please provide details of what the charges cover)
- Service Charges greater than 1% of property value p/a (please provide details of what the charges cover)
- Anything else appears onerous, unusual or out of the ordinary

Acceptable (no requirement to advise Issuing Office):
- Unexpired lease term greater than or equal to 125 years on a new build flat or greater than or equal to 250 years on a new build house
- A lease subject to a peppercorn Ground Rent (Annual Rent) charges

For the avoidance of doubt, any New Build properties completed but not sold pre-30 June 2022 will only be acceptable if the Lease conforms to the above guidance.

* Where the Ground Rent escalation is linked to the value of the building, please provide the following:
- How is the value of the block/unit currently calculated and if the assessment relates to the block(s), how is the Ground Rent calculated/apportioned per property?
- The current valuation and Ground Rent for each unit
- What is the mechanism for future valuations of the block and how is the Ground Rent calculated/apportioned?
- What is the right of appeal? And is this a documented process within the lease?
- Who bears the cost of the valuation (and appeal) process?
- Confirmation the review period is not less than twenty years.

Lease Extensions

We require all Lease Extensions to be completed under the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 and to meet the above criteria as a minimum. Where you become aware that it does not meet these requirements, please refer to Issuing Office.

Please ensure that all lender enquiries are submitted (with full documentation/requirements) at least 2 weeks prior to exchange to allow sufficient time for review and decisioning.

I can see plenty of information on this site concerning conveyancing in Hornsey but what is your top tip for finding the right conveyancer in Hornsey

Do not opt for the lowest Hornsey conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I am assisting my niece sell her property in Hornsey. Will the conveyancer commission an EPC or it is for me to see to?

After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates became a required part of selling a property. An energy assessment should be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. This is not something that law firms ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Hornsey conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with reputable Hornsey assessors

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the process as a first time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Hornsey. Do I pick up the keys to the property on the completion date from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Hornsey?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the purchase money to the vendor’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.

What can a local search tell me about the house I am buying in Hornsey?

Hornsey conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Xpress Legal The local search plays an important part in many a Hornsey conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic headings.

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Hornsey for my remortgage. Can I review a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

One may search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training purposes.

Back In 2006, I bought a leasehold house in Hornsey. Conveyancing and The Mortgage Works mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing practitioner in Hornsey who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Hornsey conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in Hornsey. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

if there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to determine the premium.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Hornsey property is 7 Aubrey Road in December 2010. By an order of the county court on 15/12/2009 the freehold interest inthe Property known as 7 Aubrey Road London N8 9HH (the Property) and registered at HM Land Registry under title number MX439124 was vested in the applicants. The Tribunal calculated that the total enfranchisement premium, assessed in accordance with Schedule 6 to the Act, was £54,633. This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 73.27 years.

Our offer on semi in Hornsey has been agreed to, the seller does however have a dependent purchase. The sellers have offered on a property, but it’s not yet agreed to, and has viewings of other apartments booked. I have selected a local conveyancing solicitor in Hornsey. What should be my next step? When do I get the mortgage application with RBS going with RBS?

It is standard to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then survey, Hornsey conveyancing search costs, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your conveyancing practitioner is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Regarding the subsequent steps this very much dictated by the specifics of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a rising market many purchasers will apply for a home loan with RBS and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their conveyancing practitioner to proceed with the conveyancing in Hornsey.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hornsey regulated by the SRA

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

  • Clinton Davis Pallis Formerly Known As Law And Advocacy, 47a Tottenham Lane, London, N8 9BD
  • P George & Co, 126 Tottenham Lane, Crouch End, London, London, N8 7EL
  • Craigen Wilders & Sorrell, 23 Turnpike Lane, London, London, N8 0EP
  • Bartletts, 38 Willoughby Road, London, N8 0JQ
  • T R Taner & Co, 36 Willoughby Road, London, N8 0JG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hornsey regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hornsey practicing in commercial conveyancing in Hornsey. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Clinton Davis Pallis Formerly Known As Law And Advocacy, 47a Tottenham Lane, London, N8 9BD
  • Blue Trinity Ltd, 87a High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 6BB
  • Craigen Wilders & Sorrell, 23 Turnpike Lane, London, London, N8 0EP
  • Bartletts, 38 Willoughby Road, London, N8 0JQ
  • T R Taner & Co, 36 Willoughby Road, London, N8 0JG

Planning law solicitors in Hornsey regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Hornsey specialising in planning law. This may include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Sal & Co Solicitors Limited, 191 Angel Place, Fore Street, Edmonton, London, England, N18 2UD
  • Stuart & Co, 285 Fore Street, London, London, N9 0PD
  • Gelbergs Llp, 188 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1RQ
  • Barnett Alexander Conway Ingram Llp, Sovereign House, 1 Albert Place, Ballards Lane, London, N3 1QB
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD

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

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