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Reasons to use our Stoke Newington conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Stoke Newington property lawyer are the key to a successful Stoke Newington conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved law practices carrying out conveyancing in Stoke Newington who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 The companies shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 4 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 large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 5 Stoke Newington property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Stoke Newington conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your home move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Stoke Newington since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Stoke Newington

I am being advised by my solicitor that absentee landlord insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Stoke Newington conveyancing?

The right level of absentee landlord indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Nationwide Building Society and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Coventry BS. Stoke Newington conveyancing solicitors have been chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Coventry BS?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Coventry BS done the valuation? Have you informed Coventry BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

Our offer on a semi in Stoke Newington has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other properties in the pipeline. I have selected a local conveyancing solicitor in Stoke Newington. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Clydesdale going?

It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Stoke Newington conveyancing search costs, etc). The first thing to do is ensure that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Concerning the next phase this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of home buyers would apply for the mortgage with Clydesdale and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their conveyancing practitioner to move forward with searches.

Is it necessary to take out insurance to cover chancel repairs when buying a house in Stoke Newington?

Unless a previous acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Stoke Newington to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Stoke Newington. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Stoke Newington of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one close by in Stoke Newington I like with open areas and station nearby, however it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Stoke Newington suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

Do I need to be concerned by 3rd parties that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use an online conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street Stoke Newington conveyancing firm?

As is the case with lots of professional services, often input from connections can be worth their weight in gold. Nevertheless there are lots of parties with a keen interest in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders might all put forward lawyers to instruct. On occasion the conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but sometimes there exists a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You are free to select your preferred conveyancer. Don't forget that some banks specify a panel list of law firms you have to use for the lender aspect of your house move.

We are about to acquiring a property in Stoke Newington. Conveyancing is not complete but we would like keep the amount we are are purchasing for private from the likes of Zoopla. what can I do to ensure this is not revealed?

HMLR by statute are bound to specify price sold data on a register of the title for residential properties nationwide including properties in Stoke Newington. The register of ownership is an open document, so HMLR would be breaking the law excluded specific homes such as the property in Stoke Newington.

In essence you can make a request of HMLR to withhold the price paid data but the answer would be a No.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Stoke Newington

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Stoke Newington practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Stoke Newington regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Stoke Newington practicing in commercial conveyancing in Stoke Newington. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • 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 Licensed Conveyancers in Stoke Newington regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Stoke Newington but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Verbatim Property Lawyers Ltd, 455 High Road, IG8 0XE
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA

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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