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5 reasons to use our service to help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in St James

  • 1 Excellent communication and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. St James home moves can become a lot more protracted because of poor communication 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 St James conveyancers have a significant advantage when it comes to St James conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your conveyancing
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other sites advise it may be necessary to visit your solicitor to execute documents. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 4 Solicitor conveyancing firms have very good personal connections with St James estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 The St James conveyancing firms that are identified are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in St James

Examples of recent conveyancing in St James since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St James

Completed the sale of my flat in St James last March yet the purchaser is Skype messaging every few hours complaining that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

After completion of your sale your solicitor is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps just for conveyancing in St James.

I am buying a right to buy a flat in St James. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in St James you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in St James.

I am planning to move property in August. Should my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you suggest a removal company in St James. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across this website.

On the day of completion you will need to pick up the keys from the estate agent but this should only take place once the previous owners solicitors advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. You should tell the removal men that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a specific removal organisation but can help you choose a residential property solicitor in St James or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in St James.

We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Leeds Building Society as we intend to carry out improvements to our home in St James. Are we obliged to select a nearby St James solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Leeds Building Society don't usually require a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Leeds Building Society list.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by UBS. Is it usual for UBS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in St James is approved on their conveyancing panel? UBS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I am looking to sell my property. My former conveyancers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in St James if that affects matters.

Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in St James. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.

Last December I purchased a leasehold house in St James. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I have had difficulty in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in St James. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a St James premises is Flats 12A & 19, Evelyn Mansions Carlisle Place in June 2009. The Tribunal held that the price to be paid for the new lease of Flat 12A is £168,824, For the other flat the price was set at £169,110 This case affected 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 56 years.

Been reading online that St James solicitors are more expensive than licensed conveyancers in St James when it comes to purchasing a house. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am buying a house in St James.

When it comes to conveyancing in St James the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St James regulated by the SRA

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

  • Svetlova Llp, 33 St. James's Square, London, England, SW1Y 4JS
  • Red Square (london) Ltd, 78 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ES
  • Vma Legal Services Limited, 4-12 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4PE
  • Trousset Fawcett Ltd, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0DW
  • Lsga Solicitors, 4th Floor, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0LP

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in St James

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St James practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Red Square (london) Ltd, 78 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ES
  • Vma Legal Services Limited, 4-12 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4PE
  • Lsga Solicitors, 4th Floor, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0LP
  • Campbell & Co, 1 Berkeley Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8DJ
  • Freshlaw Solicitors Ltd, 42 Albemarle Street, 2nd Floor, W1s 4jh, London, W1S 4JH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St James regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St James specialising in commercial conveyancing in St James. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Red Square (london) Ltd, 78 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ES
  • Vma Legal Services Limited, 4-12 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4PE
  • Lsga Solicitors, 4th Floor, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0LP
  • Jane Secretarial Services Limited, Kinnaird House, 1 Pall Mall East, London, SW1Y 5AU
  • L & P Nominees Ltd, Kinnaird House, 1 Pall Mall East, London, SW1Y 5AU

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