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Top reasons to use our service to help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in St Luke's

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing firms have valuable personal connections with St Luke's selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. St Luke's has a number to choose from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in St Luke's
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in St Luke's is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 5 Regardless alternative lawyers inform you it may be important to pop into your lawyer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a homemove without needing to add the postman into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Luke's since December 2024*

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of flat Bunhill Row EC1Y 8QW, at the agreed price of £545,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion

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of flat City Road EC1V 1AE, at the agreed consideration of £420,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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of apartment Wenlock Road N1 7GH, at the agreed sum of £525,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title

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of flat Gee Street EC1V 3RD, at the agreed amount of £905,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Luke's

We opted for a local lawyer for my conveyancing in St Luke's yesterday. Going through the official terms of business I noteI am liable for fees even where the transaction does not complete. Should I ditch them and instruct a web based solicitor practice offering no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in St Luke's?

It is usually a trade off in that if "No Completion No Fee" is offered then the fee levels will tend to be be more expensive to counteract the transactions that do not proceed. Please beware that such promotions rarely protect you from outlay such as St Luke's conveyancing search fees.

My fiance and I are buying a newly converted flat in St Luke's with a residential mortgage from National Westminster Bank.We would like to retain our St Luke's conveyancing lawyer but National Westminster Bank informed us she’s not on their approved list of firms. we are left little option but to use a National Westminster Bank panel solicitor or retain our local solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to act for them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

Unfortunately,no. The loan offered to you contains various provisions, a common one being that solicitors will be on the National Westminster Bank approved list. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for National Westminster Bank

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a 1st time purchaser of a ground floor flat in St Luke's. Do I pick up the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in St Luke's?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the purchase money to the owner’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.

My partner and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from RBS as we intend to conduct a loft conversion to our property in St Luke's. Do we need to select a nearby St Luke's solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?

RBS would not normally require firms on their approved list of lawyers 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 RBS panel.

I currently have a mortgage with UBS for my property in St Luke's. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform UBS?

UBS must be informed of your intention before renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of UBS’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact UBS directly. You need not do this via a UBS conveyancing panel firm.

I have todayfound out that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in St Luke's for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to see if the property is in your name, you can make 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 Luke's conveyancing specialists.

How do I search for a St Luke's law firm on the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the conveyancer.

You can use the search on this website. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of St Luke's conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some St Luke's conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to see if they are on the Accord Mortgages Ltd panel

I have miscalculated my finances and am a couple of thousand pounds short a 10% deposit on my apartment purchase in St Luke's , but I am keen exchange. What can I do?

One option is to try and accept a smaller deposit. Many sellers will accept a smaller deposit or even no deposit for a first time buyer or 100% mortgage. Be aware though that if you fail to complete you will still need to hand over a minimum of 10% of the purchase price regardless of how much deposit was agreed.

You can also agree a simultaneous exchange and completion as no deposit is required for this however neither party will be tied in until completion actually takes place and it can be risky if sellers change their mind at the last moment

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Luke's regulated by the SRA

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

  • Dklm Llp, City House, 3 Cranwood Street, London, EC1V 9PE
  • Whitecross Solicitors, 150 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8JL
  • Richard Bray & Co, 4th Floor Central House, 142 Central Street, London, London, EC1V 8AR
  • Trowers & Hamlins Llp, 3 Bunhill Row, London, London, EC1Y 8YZ
  • Trowers & Hamlins Nominees, 3 Bunhill Row, London, London, EC1Y 8YZ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Luke's regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Luke's practicing in commercial conveyancing in St Luke's. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Dklm Llp, City House, 3 Cranwood Street, London, EC1V 9PE
  • Richard Bray & Co, 4th Floor Central House, 142 Central Street, London, London, EC1V 8AR
  • Trowers & Hamlins Nominees, 3 Bunhill Row, London, London, EC1Y 8YZ
  • T & H Directors Limited, 3 Bunhill Row, London, London, EC1Y 8YZ
  • T&h Secretarial Services (park Resorts) Limited, 3 Bunhill Row, London, London, EC1Y 8YZ

Planning law solicitors in St Luke's regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in St Luke's specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Trowers & Hamlins Llp, 3 Bunhill Row, London, London, EC1Y 8YZ
  • Slaughter And May, One Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YY
  • Addleshaw Goddard Llp, Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4AG
  • Ronald Fletcher Baker Llp, 326 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DR
  • Richard Pearlman Llp, 27 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4NP

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.