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  • 1 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.
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  • 4 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow are familiar with the local issues specific to Upper Walthamstow and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 5 The companies shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow since January 2025*

Sale

of house residence, Chingford Road, E17 5AD completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £662,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of detached residence residence, Beresford Road, E17 4LW completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £565,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Purchase

of flat Brettenham Road E17 5AX, sold for £520,500. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Acquisition

of flat Osprey Close E11 1SY, acquired for £385,100. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow

IfI were to purchase a freehold housein Upper Walthamstow for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow?

The sole reduction in fees you would achieve is the Upper Walthamstow conveyancing searches. Your conveyancer still got to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with your vendors conveyancing practitioner, stamp duty submission, register the title etc. A marginal saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage but it won't be meaningful.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Upper Walthamstow of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm buying a new build house in Upper Walthamstow with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with Yorkshire Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

I opted to have a survey done on a property in Upper Walthamstow ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements from Nationwide. If you call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Upper Walthamstow. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Upper Walthamstow especially if they are familiar with such properties in Upper Walthamstow.

Looking forward to sign contracts shortly on a ground floor flat in Upper Walthamstow. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they are sending me a report next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow should include some of the following:

    Who has the liability for repairing the window frames Information concerning the obligations in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - with regard to both the building, and the more general rights a leaseholder has Changes to the property Your solicitors should enable you to have an understanding of the building insurance obligations The length of the lease term. You should receive guidance as what happens when the lease expires, and aware of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years
For a comprehensive list of information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Upper Walthamstow please enquire of your solicitor in ahead of your conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow.

My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Upper Walthamstow. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Upper Walthamstow flat is 32 Howard Road in June 2012. the Tribunal held that premium payable for the freehold reversion should be £35,825 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired lease term was 64 years.

I am buying a ground floor apartment in Upper Walthamstow. Conveyancing solicitor has been awaiting, from the seller, building insurance documents. This afternoon I was advised that the vendor needs to send the insurance schedule for the flat above as well. Why does my conveyancing practitioner need to see the insurance for the other flat? Is it strictly required? We have been waiting for the previous month…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow to find Conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow in a minority of cases reveals that the lease requires the leasehold owners to insure their individual flats as opposed to the freeholder insuring the entire building - which is clearly better. Do double check with your conveyancer but it would appear that your solicitor is attempting to verify that the complete building is insured. Insuring your flat is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the other flat cannot be reconstructed for lack of insurance.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Upper Walthamstow

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Upper Walthamstow specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Romain Coleman, 185a Hoe Street, Walthamstow, Walthamstow, London, E17 3AP
  • Mirza Law Limited, 216 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3AY
  • Javed Nazir Solicitors, 59 Hoe Street, London, E17 4SA
  • Bentleys, 182 Hoe Street, London, E17 4QH
  • Cavendish Legal Group Limited, 188 - 190 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, London, E17 4QH

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Upper Walthamstow regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Verbatim Property Lawyers Ltd, 455 High Road, IG8 0XE
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • Suriya & Douglas, Suite B, 7th Floor, Charter House, IG1 1UF

Planning law solicitors in Upper Walthamstow regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Upper Walthamstow with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Coldham Shield & Mace Solicitors Llp, 123-125 Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 6AG
  • Sal & Co Solicitors Limited, 191 Angel Place, Fore Street, Edmonton, London, England, N18 2UD
  • Abdullah Solicitors, 56 Mansfield Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 3BD
  • Stuart & Co, 285 Fore Street, London, London, N9 0PD
  • Gh Cornish Llp, First Floor, 34-36 High Street, Barkingside, Essex, IG6 2DQ

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