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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.

Main reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in North Kensington

  • 1 North Kensington solicitors work in conjunction with North Kensington estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 2 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers tell you it could be necessary to visit your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 3 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in North Kensington have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to North Kensington and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor 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 The practices shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in North Kensington since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in North Kensington

How do I find the right solicitor who can supply a first class service for our conveyancing in North Kensington?

First ask your friends and family whom they would instruct.

Second, look on the web for conveyancing in North Kensington. Phone a couple or more firms from the list and ask them to email you their conveyancing fees and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your legal process ahead ofcommitting.

Option 3 is to use our search tool to help you find the right lawyers taking into account your personal expectations including location,speed, complexity and who your intended lender is. Do not be fooled by £100 conveyancing in North Kensington

I am assisting my step-mother sell her flat in North Kensington. Does the conveyancer arrange the EPC or it is for me to coordinate?

After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was retained a mandatory part of moving house. An EPC must be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not something that law firms ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a North Kensington conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable North Kensington energy assessors

My solicitor has informed me that missing deeds insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the level of cover for North Kensington conveyancing?

The appropriate level of missing deeds indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Santander and Chelsea Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

Can I be sure that the North Kensington conveyancing solicitor on the HSBC panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in North Kensington getting recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advise that you speak with the solicitor carrying out your transaction.

I am purchasing my first flat in North Kensington benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not reveal to my solicitor about this extras as it will affect my mortgage with Lloyds TSB Bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

Taking into account that I will soon spend over three hundred thousand on a house in North Kensington I would like to have a conversation with the lawyer about myhome move in advance of appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we encourage - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer due to be carrying out your conveyancing in North Kensington.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a case number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in North Kensington should be the figure that you are charged.

I have recently realised that I have Sixty One years remaining on my flat in North Kensington. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What should I do?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to locate the lessor. On the whole a specialist may be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document to be used as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to proving the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing North Kensington.

After months of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in North Kensington. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

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

An example of a Lease Extension case 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 was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 37.79 years.

At long last a loan agreement from a lender for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom apartment is due by the end of next week. Are you able to recommend a cheap remortgage conveyancing lawyer in North Kensington ?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of the lowest fares for conveyancing in North Kensington. We can offer you value for money conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing companies offering £99 conveyancing in North Kensington.In your best case scenario, in going for cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst you will end up paying a lot in extras and still not receive the service expected.

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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 list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in North Kensington specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • 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

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in North Kensington regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in North Kensington but also conveyancing throughout 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

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

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