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Reasons to use our St Leonard Shoreditch conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in St Leonard Shoreditch
  • 2 This site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch will be carried out by a property lawyer on your lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 3 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in St Leonard Shoreditch - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 4 St Leonard Shoreditch property lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal links with St Leonard Shoreditch estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch?

If you are buying a property in St Leonard Shoreditch your lawyer will request that you place them with funds to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is as part of the sale price then this should be asked for immediately in advance of contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for obstruction in St Leonard Shoreditch house deals. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch.

It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business premises in St Leonard Shoreditch and how can your lawyers assist?

The particular law that you refer to gives security of tenure to business tenants, granting the legal entitlement to apply to court for a renewal lease and continue in occupation when the lease reaches an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. St Leonard Shoreditch is one of our numerous areas of the UK in which the firms we work with have offices

We're new to the buying process - agreed a price, but the property agent informed us that the owners will only issue a contract if we use their preferred solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer used to conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch

It is highly unlikely the owners are behind this. Should the owner require ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to appoint your preferred St Leonard Shoreditch conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds demanded by senior management.

Expecting to exchange soon on a studio apartment in St Leonard Shoreditch. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they are sending me a report tomorrow. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch should include some of the following:

    Do you need to have carpet in the flat or are you allowed wood flooring? What remedies are open the freeholder should you are in breach of your lease terms? You need to be advised what constitutes a Nuisance in the lease Advice concerning the obligations as set out in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - with regard to both the building, and the wider rights a tenant has Responsibility for repairing the window frames
For a comprehensive list of information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in St Leonard Shoreditch please ask your conveyancer in advance of your conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch.

I have had difficulty in trying to purchase the freehold in St Leonard Shoreditch. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a St Leonard Shoreditch conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a St Leonard Shoreditch residence is 137 & 139 Haberdasher Street in December 2013. The Tribunal determines in accordance with section 48 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease for each Property should be £12,350.00. This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term was 72.39 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Leonard Shoreditch regulated by the SRA

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

  • Richard Pearlman Llp, 27 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4NP
  • Silverman Sherliker Llp, 7 Bath Place, London, EC2A 3DR
  • Herbert Reeves & Co, 44 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3EP
  • Ronald Fletcher Baker Llp, 326 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DR
  • Dklm Llp, City House, 3 Cranwood Street, London, EC1V 9PE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Leonard Shoreditch regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Leonard Shoreditch practicing in commercial conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Richard Pearlman Llp, 27 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4NP
  • Silverman Sherliker Llp, 7 Bath Place, London, EC2A 3DR
  • Herbert Reeves & Co, 44 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3EP
  • Ronald Fletcher Baker Llp, 326 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DR
  • Dklm Llp, City House, 3 Cranwood Street, London, EC1V 9PE

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in St Leonard Shoreditch regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP

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

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