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Top reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in St Giles

  • 1 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. St Giles property deals can be made significantly more complicated because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 2 Over the years St Giles lawyer have established excellent working relationships with St Giles local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in St Giles.
  • 3 St Giles conveyancers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party are based in St Giles - if so sets of conveyancers are likely to be familiar
  • 5 No matter what any alternative lawyers may claim it could be important to pop into your lawyer to execute legal papers. There are various parties with involved in a homemove without needing to include the postman into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Giles since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Giles

I require conveyancing for a flat in a fairly new development (6 years built) in St Giles. The vast majority the appartments have already been sold. Is it really necessary to order local searches for my conveyancing in St Giles?

A big part of the St Giles legal transfer of property is the conveyancing searches. There are a large number of search providers delivering St Giles conveyancing searches, as well direct from the local authority. These are known collectively as personal search companies and they produce, not surprisingly, personal searches. Nevertheless, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must secure their information from the local authority.

Do lawyers ask for money up-front when it comes to conveyancing in St Giles?

If you are buying a property in St Giles your lawyer will request that you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is as part of the total price then this will be required shortly prior to contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed will be payable a few days prior to the day of completion.

My wife and I purchased a renovated Edwardian house in St Giles. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Coventry Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. Is it worth asking Coventry Building Society to clarify?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in St Giles and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who completed the work.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. St Giles is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

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

What advice can you give us when it comes to finding a St Giles conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?

If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a St Giles conveyancing firm) it is imperative that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you speak with several firms including non St Giles conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be useful:

    What are the costs for lease extension conveyancing? If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason?

I have given up trying to purchase the freehold in St Giles. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

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

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a St Giles property is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 66.8 years.

There are numerous properties in St Giles on private lanes. We are purchasing such a property. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing a house on a private road?

St Giles conveyancing practices will be well versed in conveyancing homeson unadopted roads. Your conveyancer should review the Land Registry data to find any rights or liabilities. In many cases there is a management company (wholly owned by residents) that residents make annual contributions for the upkeep of the road. If one exists, the road should be maintained and look better than publicly adopted.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Giles regulated by the SRA

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

  • Scott-moncrieff And Associates Limited, 88 Kingsway, London, London, Greater London, WC2B 6AA
  • Mishcon De Reya Llp, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
  • Mdr, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
  • Dawson Cornwell, 15 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4QT
  • Farrer & Co Llp, 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in St Giles

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in St Giles with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Scott-moncrieff And Associates Limited, 88 Kingsway, London, London, Greater London, WC2B 6AA
  • Mishcon De Reya Llp, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
  • Mdr, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
  • Gulbenkian Andonian Solicitors, Suite 4.1, Fourth Floor, Sicilian House, Sicilian Avenue, London, London, WC1A 2QH
  • Dawson Cornwell, 15 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4QT

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in St Giles regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in St Giles but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA

Neighboring Locations

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

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