Would the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend perform conveyancing in Kennington by way of an attended exchange?
There are a few conveyancing experts carrying out attended exchanges. Do call us to secure a fee calculation and details as to dates.
About to place a bid on a leasehold apartment in Kennington. The selling agents tell me that it is the norm for flats in Kennington to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am taking out a loan with Bank of Ireland. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has Seventy One years unexpired.
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. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 13/1/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I am selling our home in Kennington and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Kennington lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used an internet conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Kennington. We have lived in Kennington for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
It has been three months since my purchase conveyancing in Kennington took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Kennington and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Kennington. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Kennington area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Kennington. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
Am I best advised to instruct a Kennington conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am buying? An old friend can deal with the conveyancing however his firm is located over three hundred kilometers away.
The benefit of a high street Kennington conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and in the main were impressed that should trump using an unknown Kennington conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Kennington based.