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Main reasons to let us assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Notting Hill

  • 1 Personal touch together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Notting Hill property deals can become a lot more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 2 Notting Hill solicitors have a crucial advantage when it comes to Notting Hill conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your sale or purchase
  • 3 Notting Hill conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Notting Hill home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 4 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have valuable personal connections with Notting Hill selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Notting Hill property lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Notting Hill since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Notting Hill

My father informed me that in purchasing a property in Notting Hill there could be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Notting Hill which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Notting Hill should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

We are buying a victorian detached house in Notting Hill. Our aim is to convert the garage to a playroom at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property include enquiries to see if these alterations were previously refused?

Your solicitor will review the deeds as conveyancing in Notting Hill will occasionally reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of changes or necessitated the consent of another owner. Certain works call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

We had instructed solicitors based in Notting Hill on the Yorkshire BS solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a supplemental fee for the legal aspects of the Yorkshire BS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Yorkshire BS?

As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancer can levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Yorkshire BS but by your Notting Hill conveyancing practitioner. Some firms on the Yorkshire BS panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could impact a commercial premises in Notting Hill?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Notting Hill will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Notting Hill. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Notting Hill.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Notting Hill it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Notting Hill commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Notting Hill.

I'm buying a new build house in Notting Hill with a loan from Lloyds TSB Bank. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about this side-deal as it could adversely affect my loan with Lloyds TSB Bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Notting Hill is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Notting Hill are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Notting Hill you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Notting Hill may determine 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.

How simple is it to use the search facility to get a quote from a conveyancing solicitor in Notting Hill on the approved list for my mortgage?

First choose a mortgage company such as Lloyds TSB Bank, The Mortgage Works or Platform Home Loans Ltd then type in your location such as Notting Hill. Conveyancing practices in Notting Hill and across England and Wales will then be shown.

If instructed can a conveyancer remove someone from the title of my property in Notting Hill ?

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

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Notting Hill regulated by the SRA

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

  • Avighna, 53 Norland Square, Holland Park, London, W11 4PY
  • John May Law, 17 Kensington Place, London, W8 7PT
  • Lita Gale, 202 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London, W8 4DP
  • Oliver Fisher, Astley House, 33 Notting Hill Gate, London, London, W11 3JQ
  • Merali Beedle Llp, Vicarage House, 58-60 Kensington Church Street, London, London, W8 4DB

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Notting Hill

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Notting Hill with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • John May Law, 17 Kensington Place, London, W8 7PT
  • Oliver Fisher, Astley House, 33 Notting Hill Gate, London, London, W11 3JQ
  • Merali Beedle Llp, Vicarage House, 58-60 Kensington Church Street, London, London, W8 4DB
  • Kelvin Hing & Co Solicitors, 3.5 Clifford Court, 24-25 Kensington Garden Square, London, London, W2 4BE
  • Sabeers Stone Greene Llp, 130a Uxbridge Road, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 8AA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Notting Hill regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Notting Hill specialising in commercial conveyancing in Notting Hill. This may include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Avighna, 53 Norland Square, Holland Park, London, W11 4PY
  • Fiona Campbell, Studio 5 Pembridge Studios, 27a Pembridge Villas, London, W11 3EP
  • John May Law, 17 Kensington Place, London, W8 7PT
  • Oliver Fisher, Astley House, 33 Notting Hill Gate, London, London, W11 3JQ
  • Nicholas Morris, 24b Notting Hill Gate, London, London, W11 3JE

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

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