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Main reasons to let us assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in North Kensington

  • 1 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in North Kensington are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to North Kensington and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 2 Using a high street Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in selecting a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 No matter what any other on-line conveyancers advise it may be necessary to pop into your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 4 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with North Kensington selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 North Kensington solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to North Kensington conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in North Kensington since November 2025*

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Disposal

of apartment Kensington Church Street W8 4LD, at purchase price of £525,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Sale

of apartment Dukes Lane W8 4JW, at purchase price of £750,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of apartment Stone Hall Gardens W8 5UU, at purchase consideration of £2,125,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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Acquisition

of apartment Vicarage Gate W8 4AD, purchased for £690,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in North Kensington

It may have been a long time coming a mortgage agreement from Nationwide for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom maisonette is coming any day now. Are you able to suggest a cheap conveyancing law firm in North Kensington?

You are on the wrong site if you are seeking the cheapest conveyancing in North Kensington. Our aim is to provide excellent value conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint companies offering the bait of low cost conveyancing in North Kensington. Optimistically, in choosing a lawyer for cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst you will end up with a surprising uplift in extras and still not get the service expected.

The housing market in North Kensington is hotting up. What can I do to speed up matters?

Where you are under a tight deadline to complete it is highly recommended that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will have local contacts and intelligence. It is even conceivable that they could have handled previoushouses in the same street. You would be best advised to use a North Kensington conveyancing solicitor. Second, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is believed that nearly one in five of North Kensington conveyancing transactions are frustrated or derailed after discovering a buyer’s lawyer was not on their banks panel. This can often result in the home move being frustrated by as much as 21 days. It is claimed that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home sales every year. Most North Kensington conveyancing practices can not act for certain banks so do check at the outset.

I'm buying a new build house in North Kensington benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not inform my solicitor about the side-deal as it will jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in North Kensington I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in North Kensington suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be problematic. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in North Kensington. I have discover a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all formalities completed via email that would be preferable. Should I be wary? What should out be looking out for?

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?

If instructed can a conveyancer remove someone from the title of my home in North Kensington ?

Extracting or adding someone to the title of your home is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a solicitor to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a conveyancing practitioner

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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

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in North Kensington regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in North Kensington but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Bldg 3 Chiswick Park, W4 5YA
  • Ldn Conveyancing Ltd, 3 Acton Hill Mews, W3 9QN
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • Quality Conveyancing Ltd, Westgate House, W5 1YY

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

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in North Kensington with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in North Kensington
  • 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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