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  • 1 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in St Albans will be conducted by a law firm on your lender’s member panel.
  • 2 St Albans solicitor are the key to a successful St Albans home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 3 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. St Albans has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 4 No matter what any alternative sites inform you it could be important to pop into your solicitor to sign legal papers. There are enough parties with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add the postman into the pot.
  • 5 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in St Albans regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to St Albans and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Albans since January 2025*

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of detached residence premises, Temperance Street, AL3 4PZ completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £730,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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of detached residence property, Church Crescent, AL3 5JD completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £950,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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of terraced property, Cannon Street, AL3 5JS completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £725,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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of terraced property, Grange Street, AL3 5NB completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £460,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Albans

At long last a mortgage agreement from Santander for the remortgage of my 3 room maisonette is due by the end of next week. Are you able to recommend a low cost conveyancing lawyer in St Albans?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of cut-price fees for conveyancing in St Albans. Our goal is to offer affordable conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering the bait of £99 conveyancing in St Albans. Optimistically, in choosing a lawyer for cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up with a surprising uplift in extras and still not end up with the service you were looking for.

My solicitor has uncovered a a legal deficiency with the lease for the property we are purchasing in St Albans. The other side have put forward defective title insurance as a solution. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our property lawyer says that he must ensure that the mortgage company is willing to move forward with this solution. Are we the client or is the mortgage company ?

The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the risk of a conflict of interest, you and the bank are the client. Your conveyancing practitioner must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the lender can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your conveyancing practitioner will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in St Albans who is on the Santander solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in St Albans.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in St Albans. I need to find out whether they are on the HSBC Bank approved list of lawyers. Could you assist?

The first thing you should do is call the solicitor and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you can get in touch with HSBC Bank who may be able to assist.

I am purchasing my first flat in St Albans benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my lawyer about the extras as it could adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

Should I go with a St Albans conveyancing lawyer based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can perform the legal work but her office is 400miles drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street St Albans conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local St Albans know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and the majority were impressed that should trump using an unfamiliar St Albans conveyancing lawyer just because they are round the corner.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Albans regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bretherton Law Ltd, Alban Row, 27-31 Verulam Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4DG
  • Turner & Co, Suite 12, Arquen House, 4-6 Spicer Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4PQ
  • Photiades Solicitors Ltd, Longmire House, 36-38 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1NG
  • Sa Law Llp, Gladstone Place, 36-38 Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in St Albans

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in St Albans specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Sa Law Llp, Gladstone Place, 36-38 Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW
  • Sherrards Solicitors Llp, 45 Grosvenor Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3AW
  • Radius Law Limited, 5 The Old Dairy Mews, Castle Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5FJ
  • Rexton Law Llp, The Old Post Office, 38 South Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Albans regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in St Albans practicing in commercial conveyancing in St Albans. This will likely include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Bretherton Law Ltd, Alban Row, 27-31 Verulam Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4DG
  • Sony Sadaf Haroon Solicitors, 1st and 2nd Floor, 6 Victoria Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3JB
  • Photiades Solicitors Ltd, Longmire House, 36-38 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1NG
  • Sa Law Llp, Gladstone Place, 36-38 Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU
  • Debenhams Ottaway Llp, Ivy House, 107 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EW

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

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