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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in North Kensington’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in North Kensington.

Reasons to use our North Kensington conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located many miles away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in North Kensington
  • 3 North Kensington solicitors work in partnership with North Kensington estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to home movers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in North Kensington is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 5 North Kensington solicitors are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in North Kensington since December 2025*

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Transfer

of apartment Vicarage Gate W8 4AD, at the agreed amount of £690,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Acquisition

of apartment Edwardes Square W8 6NN, purchased for £750,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

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Conveyance

of flat Courtfield Gardens SW5 0NF, purchased for £434,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of flat Holland Road W14 8BA, at purchase price of £540,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in North Kensington

Is it possible for conveyancing in North Kensington to be done in less than a month?

Where you are under pressure for your conveyancing it is highly recommended that your solicitor is familiar with the location as they will benefit local relationships and intelligence. It is possible that they could have handled otherhomes in the same street. Therefore consider using a North Kensington conveyancing solicitor. In addition, double check that the lawyer is on the lender panel. It is believed that 18% of North Kensington conveyancing deals are held up or jeopardised after finding out that a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their mortgage lender’s member panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the legal process being held up by as much as 21 days. It is claimed that this issue impacts in the region of 100,000 home moves every year. Almost all North Kensington conveyancing practices can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check as early as possible.

It is is a decade since I bought my home in North Kensington. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been retained on the sale but I am unable to track down the title deeds. Will this cause complications?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by the lender or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in North Kensington involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

I just bought a house at auction in North Kensington. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?

Having legally committed yourself to purchase you will need to hire the services of a conveyancing practitioner soon as you will have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the purchase. An auction property will ordinarily have a corresponding auction set of papers. This will include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You should hand this to the conveyancer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that you have funds in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Nottingham. North Kensington conveyancing solicitors were selected. How long does it take for Nottingham to send the offer to the solicitor?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Nottingham conducted the valuation? Have you advised Nottingham as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I am expecting a OIP from HSBC this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do HSBC recommend any North Kensington solicitors on the HSBC conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint North Kensington solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the HSBC conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and HSBC through the process.

I am selling our house in North Kensington and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street North Kensington lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed a factory type conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in North Kensington. Having lived in North Kensington for many years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get clarification that there is no issue.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must check with 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)

Is there anything unique about your site and other online quote calculators for conveyancing in North Kensington?

At this site obtain an accurate costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances of your conveyancing in North Kensington. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not charge firms a fee if you select them for your property ownership legalities in North Kensington

If all goes to plan we aim to complete our sale of a £275,000 flat in North Kensington next week. The freeholder has quoted £384 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in North Kensington?

North Kensington conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes usually involves the purchaser’s solicitor submitting enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is not legally bound to address these enquiries most will be willing to assist. They are entitled to levy a reasonable charge for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average fee for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some cases it exceeds £800. The management information fee required by the landlord must be accompanied by a synopsis of rights and obligations in relation to administration fees, without which the charge is technically not due. Reality however dictates that you have no choice but to pay whatever is requested of you should you wish to exchange contracts with the buyer.

After months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in North Kensington. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a North Kensington conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a North Kensington residence is 93 Oakwood Court in June 2010. the LVT determined that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £492,083, This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 37.79 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in North Kensington regulated by the SRA

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

  • Salinger Solicitors & Notary Public, 165 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London, W8 6SH
  • North Star Law Ltd, St. James House, 13 Kensington Square, London, W8 5HD
  • Bromptons, 219 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BD
  • Merali Beedle Llp, Vicarage House, 58-60 Kensington Church Street, London, London, W8 4DB
  • John May Law, 17 Kensington Place, London, W8 7PT

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in North Kensington

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in North Kensington with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • North Star Law Ltd, St. James House, 13 Kensington Square, London, W8 5HD
  • Bromptons, 219 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BD
  • Merali Beedle Llp, Vicarage House, 58-60 Kensington Church Street, London, London, W8 4DB
  • John May Law, 17 Kensington Place, London, W8 7PT
  • Oliver Fisher, Astley House, 33 Notting Hill Gate, London, London, W11 3JQ

Planning law solicitors in North Kensington regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in North Kensington specialising in planning law. This should include advice on special planning controls
  • Hoffman-bokaei Solicitors, Suite 2, Exhibition House, Addison Bridge Place, Hammersmith Road Kensington Olympia, London, London, W14 8XP
  • Parfitt Cresswell, 593-599 Fulham Road, London, London, SW6 5UA
  • Mark Taylor & Company, 310 Harbour Yard, Chelsea Harbour, London, SW10 0XD
  • Seddons, 5 Portman Square, London, W1H 6NT
  • Jacobs Allen Hammond, 3 Fitzhardinge Street, London, W1H 6EF

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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