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  • 1 The Waltham Forest conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Waltham Forest
  • 2 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal links with Waltham Forest estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Waltham Forest since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Waltham Forest

Why do I have to pay up front for conveyancing in Waltham Forest?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Waltham Forest your solicitor will ask you place them with funds to cover the search fees. Normally this is needed to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is as part of the total price then this will be needed shortly prior to exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due should be transferred shortly before completion.

I need some fast conveyancing in Waltham Forest as I have pressure to sign on the dotted line within one month. A mortgage is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a cash purchaser you have the choice not to do searches although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Waltham Forest the following are instances of issues that can crop up and therefore impact future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Waltham Forest I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Waltham Forest suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

I am a fortnight into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the estate agent to execute conveyancing in Waltham Forest. I am am starting to be frustrated with the level of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?

A conveyancer would have to be very bad in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage been issued? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the replacement lawyer and have the offer are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid escalating costs and complications. So that should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool can help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Waltham Forest

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Waltham Forest. Before diving in I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Waltham Forest - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Having spent months of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Waltham Forest. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the sum to be paid.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Waltham Forest flat is 32 Howard Road in June 2012. the Tribunal held that premium payable for the freehold reversion should be £35,825 This case affected 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 64 years.

I have finally had an offer on an maisonette in Waltham Forest agreed to, the seller does nevertheless have a tied purchase. The owners have submitted an offer on a property, however it’s not yet agreed to, and has viewings of other apartments booked. I have instructed a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Waltham Forest. What should be my next step? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance?

It is normal to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey, Waltham Forest conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Regarding the next stages this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. During a rising market the majority of purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their lawyer to move forward with searches.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Waltham Forest regulated by the SRA

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

  • Fellowes Solicitors Llp, 21 Church Hill, London, E17 3AD
  • 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
  • Mirza Law Limited, 216 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3AY

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Waltham Forest

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Waltham Forest specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

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

Planning law solicitors in Waltham Forest regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Waltham Forest with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Sal & Co Solicitors Limited, 191 Angel Place, Fore Street, Edmonton, London, England, N18 2UD
  • Stuart & Co, 285 Fore Street, London, London, N9 0PD
  • Coldham Shield & Mace Solicitors Llp, 123-125 Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 6AG
  • Abdullah Solicitors, 56 Mansfield Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 3BD
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD

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

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