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Reasons to use our West Hampstead conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located hundreds of miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in West Hampstead
  • 2 West Hampstead property lawyer are the key to a successful West Hampstead conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Notwithstanding what alternative companies tell you it may be important to attend your solicitor to execute contracts. There are enough parties involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the mix.
  • 5 West Hampstead conveyancers work in conjunction with West Hampstead estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress throughout

Examples of recent conveyancing in West Hampstead since January 2025*

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of flat Fortune Green Road NW6 1DF, at a price of £820,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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of flat Kidderpore Avenue NW3 7BR, acquired for £515,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Frognal Gardens, NW3 6UX completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £10,400,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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of house premises, Hillfield Road, NW6 1QD completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £2,850,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in West Hampstead

Is it possible for conveyancing in West Hampstead to be done in under 28 days?

First, If the seller is applying time constraints for your conveyancing we would recommend that your lawyer is familiar with the location as they will have local connections and insight. It is even conceivable that they would have conducted otherhouses in the same neighbourhood. You would be best advised to use a West Hampstead conveyancing solicitor. Second, check that the lawyer is on the lender panel. It is understood that just under twenty per cent of West Hampstead conveyancing transactions are suspended or jeopardised after finding out that a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their banks panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the transaction being held up by as much as three weeks. It is believed that this issue affects in the region of one hundred thousand home sales annually. Almost all West Hampstead conveyancing firms can not act for certain banks so do check as early as possible.

We wanted to use a property lawyer in West Hampstead for our house purchase. Our broker informed us that our mortgage company Coventry Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?

Pre- 2008 most banks had a different appetite for risk. Almost all West Hampstead conveyancing firms would have been on most mortgage company panels. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 conducted a thematic review into mortgage fraud which concluded: mortgage lenders should know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, lenders have regularly sought more data from law firms regarding their operations and the individuals who work for them and establishing certain criteria such a completing on a minimum amount of conveyancing. Many West Hampstead conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have a 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. West Hampstead is one of the thousands of locations where the solicitors showing on our search results are are authorised to act for Coventry Building Society.

I am intent on selling our property in West Hampstead and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street West Hampstead conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers used a nationwide conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in West Hampstead. We have lived in West Hampstead for many years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and identified one near me in West Hampstead I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in West Hampstead for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in West Hampstead for my home move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor telephone calls for training reasons.

Been reading online that West Hampstead solicitors are more costly than West Hampstead conveyancers in West Hampstead when it comes to purchasing a property. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor where I am purchasing for my home move in West Hampstead.

When it comes to conveyancing in West Hampstead the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in West Hampstead regulated by the SRA

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

  • Manuel Swaden Limited, 340, West End Lane, London, NW6 1LN
  • Nathene And Co, 7 Redington Road, London, NW3 7QX
  • Joseph Melchior & Co, 16 Ulysses Road, London, NW6 1EE
  • Nwl Solicitors, 9 Hampstead West, 224 Iverson Road, London, NW6 2HL
  • Streathers Highgate Llp, 1 Heath Street, Hampstead, London, London, NW3 6TP

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in West Hampstead regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in West Hampstead but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Quality Conveyancing Ltd, Westgate House, W5 1YY
  • Home 2 Home Property Lawyers Limited, 32 Millais Gardens, HA8 5SY

Planning law solicitors in West Hampstead regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in West Hampstead practicing in planning law. This may include advice on tree preservation orders
  • F S Garford, 26 Fairfax Place, London, NW6 4EH
  • Grower Freeman, Ivor House, 25-26 Ivor Place, London, NW1 6HR
  • Glovers Solicitors Llp, 6 York Street, London, W1U 6QD
  • Streathers Solicitors Llp, 44 Baker Street, London, London, W1U 7AL
  • Streathers Trust Corporation Limited, 44 Baker Street, London, London, W1U 7AL

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

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