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Reasons to use our Winchmore Hill conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Winchmore Hill is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 2 This site is the first site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Winchmore Hill will be conducted by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Winchmore Hill
  • 4 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Winchmore Hill has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 5 Over the years Winchmore Hill solicitor have developed very good links with Winchmore Hill local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Winchmore Hill.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Winchmore Hill since January 2025*

Sale

of semi premises, Lytton Avenue, N13 4EH completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £500,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of flat Chase Side N14 5BN, at the agreed amount of £315,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of detached residence property, Galliard Road, N9 7PA completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £505,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Sale

of terraced residence, Lincoln Avenue, N14 7LG completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £875,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Winchmore Hill

My husband and I are acquiring a newly built apartment in Winchmore Hill and my solicitor is informing me that she is duty bound to the lender to reveal incentives from the seller. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange and I have no desire to delay matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your property lawyer. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Winchmore Hill even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I wish to buy an office in Winchmore Hill with a loan from Accord Mortgages Ltd?

Our search tool is mainly utilised to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Winchmore Hill but we have set out towards the bottom of this page some Winchmore Hill commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the company directly to establish if they can also act for Accord Mortgages Ltd

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial estate in Winchmore Hill?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Winchmore Hill will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Winchmore Hill. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Winchmore Hill.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Winchmore Hill it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Winchmore Hill commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Winchmore Hill.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Winchmore Hill. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Winchmore Hill

    Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

Should I be suspicious by estate agents that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Winchmore Hill conveyancing company?

As is the case with lots of professional services, often recommendations from connections can be extremely useful or valuable. Nevertheless there are numerous players in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders may put forward solicitors to use. Sometimes the conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but sometimes there exists a financial incentive behind the recommendation. You have the right to appoint your preferred lawyer. However, bear in mind that some lenders operate an approved list of conveyancers you have to use for the mortgage aspect of your conveyancing.

I have recently realised that I have 62 years left on my flat in Winchmore Hill. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What are my options?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to track down the landlord. For most situations a specialist may be helpful to carry out a search and prepare a report which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Winchmore Hill.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Winchmore Hill conveyancing firm to help?

Where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Winchmore Hill premises is First Floor Flat 109 Lyndhurst Road in May 2010. Following a vesting order by Edmonton County Court on 29th October 2009 the Tribunal decided on a figure of £5,012 for a lease extension. This case affected 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 81.79 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Winchmore Hill regulated by the SRA

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

  • Nicholas Angelo Solicitors, 1 Kings Avenue, Winchmore Hill, London, Middlesex, N21 3NA
  • Barker Gooch & Swailes, Woodside House, 37 The Green, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 1HT
  • Philippou & Co Solicitors, P O Box 65737, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 9BG
  • Pegden & Co, 811 Green Lanes, London, N21 2RX
  • Anthony Solicitors, 933 Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 2PB

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Winchmore Hill

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Winchmore Hill with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Nicholas Angelo Solicitors, 1 Kings Avenue, Winchmore Hill, London, Middlesex, N21 3NA
  • Barker Gooch & Swailes, Woodside House, 37 The Green, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 1HT
  • Pegden & Co, 811 Green Lanes, London, N21 2RX
  • Proctor Moore Solicitors, 747 Green Lanes, Winchmoore Hill, London, N21 3SA
  • Anthony Solicitors, 933 Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 2PB

Planning law solicitors in Winchmore Hill regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Winchmore Hill practicing 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
  • Vanderpump & Sykes Llp, Lough Point, 2 Gladbeck Way, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 7JA
  • Stuart & Co, 285 Fore Street, London, London, N9 0PD
  • Sal & Co Solicitors Limited, 191 Angel Place, Fore Street, Edmonton, London, England, N18 2UD
  • Barnett Alexander Conway Ingram Llp, Sovereign House, 1 Albert Place, Ballards Lane, London, N3 1QB
  • Coldham Shield & Mace Solicitors Llp, 123-125 Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 6AG

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

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