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Reasons to use our St Leonard Shoreditch conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Personal touch together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. St Leonard Shoreditch property deals can be made significantly more complicated as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party are located in St Leonard Shoreditch - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 4 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that St Leonard Shoreditch property lawyer have established excellent connections with St Leonard Shoreditch local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in St Leonard Shoreditch.

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

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch

Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from St Leonard Shoreditch. Please explain the reason why all St Leonard Shoreditch conveyancers aren't included on all bank panels?

Banks tend to restrict either the type or volume of conveyancing practices on their panel. Frequent examples of such criteria being that a firm needs to have at least two partners. In addition to restricting the nature of firm, some banks made a decision to restrict the size of their panel they allow to represent them. It is worth noting that banks have no accountability for the accuracy of service provided by any St Leonard Shoreditch lawyer on their approved list. Mortgage fraud was the key driver in the culling of solicitor panels in the last decade even though there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Data published by HMLR exposes that thousands of conveyancing organisations only transact one or two conveyances a year. Those vindicating conveyancing panel pruning question why law firms should have the right to be listed on a lender panel when it is evident that conveyancing is not their primary expertise?

We note that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch.

I am in the process of refinancing my apartment in St Leonard Shoreditch, does my lawyer have to be on the Co-operative Conveyancing panel?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Co-operative will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

What does a local search inform me regarding the property we're purchasing in St Leonard Shoreditch?

St Leonard Shoreditch conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Searches UK The local search is essential in every St Leonard Shoreditch conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic sections.

My wife and I have a renovated Edwardian house in St Leonard Shoreditch. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Chelsea Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be 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 Leonard Shoreditch and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. St Leonard Shoreditch is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in St Leonard Shoreditch are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in St Leonard Shoreditch 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 Leonard Shoreditch may determine 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 property.

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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 list below is a small selection of solicitors in St Leonard Shoreditch specialising in commercial conveyancing in St Leonard Shoreditch. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • 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

Domestic 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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