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Reasons to use our Stoke Newington conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Stoke Newington regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Stoke Newington is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Stoke Newington conveyancing lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 4 Experience means that Stoke Newington property lawyer have established very good connections with Stoke Newington local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Stoke Newington.
  • 5 Regardless alternative on-line conveyancers tell you it may be necessary to attend your solicitor to execute contracts. There are enough parties with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Stoke Newington since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Stoke Newington

My wife and I are purchasing a 3 bedroom flat in Stoke Newington with a mortgage. We like our Stoke Newington lawyer, but the lender says he's not on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to appoint one of the mortgage company panel firms or continue with our Stoke Newington conveyancing practitioner and pay for one of their panel firms to act for them. This feels very unfair; are we not able to insist that the bank use our Stoke Newington property lawyer ?

No, not really. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms 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. A further alternative is for your Stoke Newington conveyancing solicitor to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.

We wanted to use a property lawyer in Stoke Newington for our home move. Our broker has since notified us that our mortgage lenders Clydesdale won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?

Before the recession most banks had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Stoke Newington conveyancing firms would have been on many bank panels. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 completed a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which concluded: mortgage lenders should know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies are increasingly seeing more data from law firms regarding their operations and their employees and establishing certain criteria such a completing on a minimum number of transactions. Many Stoke Newington conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have Unblemished track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Stoke Newington is amongst the many locations where the lawyers showing on our search results are are authorised to act for Clydesdale.

I have paid off my mortgage with UBS. I assume I don't need a Stoke Newington conveyancing practitioner on the UBS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your UBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the UBS mortgage from the register. UBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where UBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. UBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your UBS mortgage has been paid off.

Coventry BS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a property in Stoke Newington has been accepted, what are the next steps?

The estate agent will need to be informed of your conveyancing practitioner's details (ensure that the solicitors are on the lender’s approved list). Call up Coventry BS or your broker and complete any relevant documentation. Coventry BS will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to arrange a time for the valuation to happen. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days to receive the mortgage offer. Coventry BS will send the offer to you and your property lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Stoke Newington.

After what seems like an age I have had an offer on a flat in Stoke Newington accepted, but there is a chain. The owners have placed an offer on a flat, but it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other flats in the pipeline. I have chosen a high street conveyancing solicitor in Stoke Newington. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Santander started?

It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (home loan application is approx £1k, then valuation, Stoke Newington conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you must ensure that your lawyer is on the Santander approved list. Concerning the next steps this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a rising market some purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Santander and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their lawyer to press on with searches.

What will a local search tell me about the property I am buying in Stoke Newington?

Stoke Newington conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searches UK The local search is essential in every Stoke Newington conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (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 headings.

I am buying my first flat in Stoke Newington with a mortgage from Chelsea Building Society. The sellers would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my lawyer about this deal as it could adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

For various reasons I cannot get to my Stoke Newington conveyancing practitioners office to sign documents connected to my conveyancing in Stoke Newington – is this a problem?

Not a problem. Stoke Newington conveyancing solicitors can deal with home moves for clients nationwide. It is not necessary for you to be able to be present a Stoke Newington conveyancers office. Almost all conveyancer can deal with all communications via post, email, telephone and fax.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Stoke Newington regulated by the SRA

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

  • Morgan Has Solicitors Ltd, 1st and 2nd Floor Bank Chambers, 133 Stoke Newington High Street, London, London, N16 0PH
  • Ozoran Turkan, 203 Green Lanes, London, N16 9DJ
  • Bude Storz, 220 Stamford Hill, London, N16 6RA
  • Guney Clark & Ryan Solicitors Limited, 58 Green Lanes, London, London, N16 9NH
  • Kostick Hanan Herskovic Llp, 1 Egerton Road, London, N16 6UE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Stoke Newington

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Stoke Newington with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Morgan Has Solicitors Ltd, 1st and 2nd Floor Bank Chambers, 133 Stoke Newington High Street, London, London, N16 0PH
  • Chris Solicitors, 72 Stoke Newington High Street, London, London, N16 7PA
  • Fairlaw Solicitors, 39 Sandbrook Road, London, London, N16 0SH
  • Bude Storz, 220 Stamford Hill, London, N16 6RA
  • Kostick Hanan Herskovic Llp, 1 Egerton Road, London, N16 6UE

Planning law solicitors in Stoke Newington regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Stoke Newington specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD
  • Gelbergs Llp, 188 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1RQ
  • Bolt Burdon, Providence House, Providence Place, Islington, London, N1 0NT
  • Ronald Fletcher Baker Llp, 326 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DR
  • Richard Pearlman Llp, 27 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4NP

Neighboring Locations

Stamford Hill
Upper Clapton
Stoke Newington
Shacklewell

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

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