We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in New Barnet who is on the Kent Reliance approved panel. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Kent Reliance . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in New Barnet.
I have 71 years unexpired on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in New Barnet. Conveyancing solicitors on the Accord Mortgages 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. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 2/1/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I am aiming to move house in February. Does my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in New Barnet. Conveyancing lawyer was found prior to coming across your page.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the house keys from your property agent however this should only happen once the vendors conveyancers advise the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be released. Subsequently you will need to advise the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal company but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in New Barnet or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in New Barnet.
I am buying a property in New Barnet. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Skipton have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that your lender is Skipton your lawyer must follow the formal instructions set out in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Skipton. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook stipulates minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Skipton where a lease does not comply with these conditions. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not limited to New Barnet.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a New Barnet solicitor on the Coventry BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. New Barnet is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in New Barnet are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside New Barnet you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in New Barnet may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
I own a leasehold house in New Barnet. Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society mortgage organised. 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 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in New Barnet who previously acted has long since retired. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to incur the fees of a New Barnet conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
Having spent years of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in New Barnet. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
if there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to determine the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a New Barnet flat is Flat 2 2 Netherfield Road in April 2010. The Tribunale held that premium payable for a 90 year extension to the existing Lease should be £7,705. This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 76 years.
I see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the lender conveyancing panel. Do New Barnet conveyancing companies pay you a commission if I retain them for my house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the lender conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in New Barnet.