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Reasons to use our St Giles conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in St Giles have a grasp oflocal concerns peculiar to St Giles and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 2 St Giles conveyancer are the key to a successful St Giles home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 3 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in St Giles regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 4 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have valuable personal connections with St Giles selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in St Giles is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Giles since March 2026*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Giles

Do the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in St Giles?

We do have plenty of conveyancing conveyancers who can conduct right to buy conveyancing work Do call us with a view to get a conveyancing quote.

Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could impact a commercial premises in St Giles?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in St Giles will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in St Giles. The search result sets out definitive information 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 St Giles.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in St Giles it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to St Giles commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in St Giles.

I have todayfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in St Giles for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of St Giles conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in St Giles. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in St Giles

    Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

Is it possible to swap firm as I have to choose one who is on the Britannia conveyancing panel. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in St Giles round the corner but he is not accepted by Britannia

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in St Giles on the Britannia panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in St Giles. In utilising search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in St Giles.

My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the estate agent has warned us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct the agent's preferred lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a local solicitor with experience of conveyancing in St Giles

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this ultimatum. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is counter productive. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to use your own,trusted St Giles conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing targets pre-set by HQ.

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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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Giles regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Giles specialising in commercial conveyancing in St Giles. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • 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
  • Farrer & Co Llp, 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH

Planning law solicitors in St Giles regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Giles specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Mishcon De Reya Llp, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
  • Farrer & Co Llp, 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH
  • Fladgate Llp, 16 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DG
  • Olswang Llp, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6XX
  • Teacher Stern Llp, 37-41 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4JH

Neighboring Locations

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Holborn
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Covent Garden
 Aldwych

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

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