Just contacted my conveyancing solicitor in Kingsland who conducted the legals two years ago and wanted a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of home move (a leasehold premises and a freehold premises) of similar values with a loan from Barclays . It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Stick with what I know or do I try and find an alternative firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The estimate does seem a little overpriced. If you you were to look around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, providing that you were pleased with the legal work the firm provided you mightcome to regret opting for an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to ensure the firm can represent Barclays . Do use our search tool to select a Kingsland conveyancing firm on the Barclays approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Kingsland.
Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Kingsland even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I want to acquire a shop in Kingsland with a mortgage from Santander?
Our comparison service is primarily there to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Kingsland but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a few Kingsland commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to see if they can also act for Santander
If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsland what would it be?
We would encourage you not to base your choice on the lowest Kingsland conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. 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.
We are buying a victorian detached house in Kingsland. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property involve checks to determine if these alterations were previously refused?
Your solicitor should review the registered title as conveyancing in Kingsland can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain alterations or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Many works call for local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
My offer was accepted on a house in Kingsland on 26/6/2025, valuation was booked five days later, all came back fine. Property lawyer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Principality and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Principality to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Principality conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My colleague suggested that where I am buying in Kingsland I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Kingsland conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Kingsland around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Kingsland.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Kingsland?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Kingsland. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
How does conveyancing in Kingsland differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Kingsland contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because new home sellers in Kingsland usually buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Kingsland or who has acted in the same development.