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Top reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Kensal Rise

  • 1 This site is the first site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Kensal Rise will be carried out by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what other solicitors say it may be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to execute documents. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Kensal Rise
  • 4 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Kensal Rise are familiar with the local concerns specific to Kensal Rise and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 5 Kensal Rise lawyer are the key to a successful Kensal Rise home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kensal Rise since January 2025*

Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Liddell Gardens, NW10 3QA completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £1,700,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Acquisition

of flat Purves Road NW10 5TH, acquired for £650,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of flat Purves Road NW10 5TH, at sale consideration of £675,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of apartment Kilburn Lane W10 4BB, at buying sum of £450,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kensal Rise

Me and my fiance are purchasing a 1 bedroom apartment in Kensal Rise with a mortgage. We have a Kensal Rise solicitor, but the lender says she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the lender panel conveyancing practices or continue with our Kensal Rise conveyancing practitioner and pay for one of their panel lawyers to represent them. We regard this is unjust; are we not able to insist that the lender use our Kensal Rise property lawyer ?

Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the lender’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your Kensal Rise conveyancing lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.

We are hoping to buy a newly converted flat in Kensal Rise with a residential mortgage from Nationwide Building Society.We would like to retain our Kensal Rise conveyancing practitioner but Nationwide Building Society advised that she’s not listed on their "panel". We have to appoint a Nationwide Building Society panel firm or keep our preferred solicitor and pay for a Nationwide Building Society panel lawyer to act for them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that Nationwide Building Society use our lawyer?

No, not really. The home loan issued to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that conveyancers will be on the Nationwide Building Society approved list. Until recently, most banks had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Nationwide Building Society

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property can not be found. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Kensal Rise 10 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be recorded by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is possible to perform a search at the Land Registry, find your house and secure current copies of the property title for a small fee. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.

I am buying a new build flat in Kensal Rise. Conveyancing is daunting 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 conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kensal Rise

    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. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

Do I need to be suspicious by estate agents that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a nationwide conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Kensal Rise conveyancing firm?

As with many service providers, often referrals from connections can be most helpful. Yet there are many people with a keen interest in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders may put forward lawyers to select. On occasion these solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there might be a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You are at liberty to appoint your own conveyancer. However, bear in mind that some mortgage providers specify a panel list of law firms you must use for the mortgage related work in your conveyancing.

I only have 72 years remaining on my lease in Kensal Rise. I now wish to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What are my options?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have done all that could be expected to locate the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent should be useful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Kensal Rise.

Having spent months of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Kensal Rise. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or where 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 LVT to calculate the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Kensal Rise property is 85A Chevening Road in August 2013. the Tribunals conclusions resulted in a payment of a premium for the new lease in the sum of £11,211 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 84.34 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kensal Rise regulated by the SRA

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

  • The Law Department Limited, 7a Wellington Road, London, NW10 5LJ
  • Carr And Kaye Solicitors, 3 Radnor Road, Queen's Park, London, London, NW6 6TT
  • Community Law Clinic Solicitors Limited, 6a Lonsdale Road, Queens Park, London, London, NW6 6RD
  • Gupta Law, 598 Harrow Road, Queens Park, London, London, W10 4NJ
  • S D Rosser & Co, 25 High Road, London, NW10 2TE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Kensal Rise

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kensal Rise practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • The Law Department Limited, 7a Wellington Road, London, NW10 5LJ
  • Carr And Kaye Solicitors, 3 Radnor Road, Queen's Park, London, London, NW6 6TT
  • Gillian Radford & Co, 453 Harrow Road, London, Westminster, W10 4RG
  • Community Law Clinic Solicitors Limited, 6a Lonsdale Road, Queens Park, London, London, NW6 6RD
  • S D Rosser & Co, 25 High Road, London, NW10 2TE

Planning law solicitors in Kensal Rise regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kensal Rise specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • F S Garford, 26 Fairfax Place, London, NW6 4EH
  • Grower Freeman, Ivor House, 25-26 Ivor Place, London, NW1 6HR
  • Hoffman-bokaei Solicitors, Suite 2, Exhibition House, Addison Bridge Place, Hammersmith Road Kensington Olympia, London, London, W14 8XP
  • Glovers Solicitors Llp, 6 York Street, London, W1U 6QD
  • Streathers Solicitors Llp, 44 Baker Street, London, London, W1U 7AL

Neighboring Locations

Willesden
Brondesbury
Kensal Rise
Kilburn
Kensal Green

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