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Reasons to use our London Colney conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The organisations shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 2 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. London Colney has a number to select from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 3 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in London Colney will be carried out by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 4 The London Colney conveyancing practitioners that are identified are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in London Colney
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in London Colney is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in London Colney since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in London Colney

We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in London Colney who is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nationwide . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in London Colney.

We are buying a house and the conveyancer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the property could be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in London Colney

Unless a previous purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you may expect conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in London Colney to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in London Colney 4 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?

Assuming you have a registered title the details of your ownership will be recorded by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and get current copies of the property title for a small fee. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for twenty pounds.

Are there any apps to help identify a London Colney solicitor on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of London Colney conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some London Colney conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to verify if they are on the Bank of Scotland panel

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in London Colney. I've stumble upon a web site which seems to have the ideal offering If it is possible to get all this stuff done via email that would be preferable. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I've recently bought a leasehold property in London Colney. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to my ownership?

Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I own a 2 bed flat in London Colney, conveyancing having been completed in 2005. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in London Colney with an extended lease are worth £195,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2089

With only 64 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £14,300 and £16,400 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in London Colney regulated by the SRA

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

  • Labrums Solicitors Llp, New Barnes Mill, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2HA
  • Labrums Legal Services Limited, Main Mill, New Barns Mill, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2HA
  • Sherrards Solicitors Llp, 45 Grosvenor Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3AW
  • Bryan & Mercer Ltd, 59 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1LJ
  • Photiades Solicitors Ltd, Longmire House, 36-38 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1NG

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in London Colney

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in London Colney practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Sherrards Solicitors Llp, 45 Grosvenor Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3AW
  • Radius Law Limited, 5 The Old Dairy Mews, Castle Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5FJ
  • Sa Law Llp, Gladstone Place, 36-38 Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW
  • Rexton Legal Services Limited, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE

Planning law solicitors in London Colney regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in London Colney with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in London Colney
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW

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