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Logical reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Wood Green

  • 1 Wood Green solicitors work in conjunction with Wood Green estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, offering all the legal expertise and help you require
  • 2 Regardless other on-line conveyancers may claim it may be necessary to attend your solicitor to execute documents. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a house sale without having to add the postman into the pot.
  • 3 Wood Green property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Wood Green conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your conveyancing
  • 4 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s lawyers have offices in Wood Green - if so sets of conveyancers will be less confrontational
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Wood Green 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 would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wood Green since December 2024*

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Sale

of apartment Leverton Close N22 7BT, at the agreed price of £240,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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Purchase

of flat Buckingham Road N22 7SR, sold for £580,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of flat Ewart Grove N22 5NU, at buying amount of £342,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title

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Disposal

of semi-detached residence, Justin Place, N22 8ET completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £574,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wood Green

I am looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Wood Green who is on the Platform Home Loans Ltd approved. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Platform Home Loans Ltd in certain locations such as Wood Green. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I just acquired a property at auction in Wood Green. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?

Having exchanged you must instruct a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you are facing a fast approaching deadline in which to complete the purchase. An auction property will ordinarily have an associated legal set of papers. This should include most,if not all of the documents that your solicitor will need. In the case of leasehold premises the legal papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You should hand this to the solicitor working for you ASAP. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

My stepmother advised me that in buying a property in Wood Green there may be various restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Wood Green which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Wood Green should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Are all Wood Green Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Clydesdale conveyancing list of approved practices?

A selection of lenders now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their approved list of firms.

What can a local search tell me about the house I am buying in Wood Green?

Wood Green conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search plays a central role in many a Wood Green conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject areas.

I have a renovated Georgian house in Wood Green. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Alliance & Leicester . I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Wood Green and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the position with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Wood Green with a loan from Nationwide Building Society. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The estate agent suggested that I not to tell my solicitor about the side-deal as it could jeopardize my loan with Nationwide Building Society. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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 am using a search engine for the term on line conveyancing in Wood Green it shows results of many property lawyerslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancer for purchase transaction?

The preferential method of finding the right conveyancer is via personal testimonial, so enquire of colleagues and relatives who have bought a property in Wood Green or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Charges for conveyancing in Wood Green vary, so it's advisable to obtain a minimum of three fee calculations from varying types of law firms. Be sure to secure confirmation that the charges are assured not to to be inflated.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Wood Green regulated by the SRA

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

  • Davies Bays & Co Trading As John Bays & Co, 240a High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HH
  • Frank Forney & Partners Llp, Cleveden House, 455 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8JD
  • Watermans, Spencer House, 2 Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, London, N13 4TR
  • Craigen Wilders & Sorrell, 23 Turnpike Lane, London, London, N8 0EP
  • Bartletts, 38 Willoughby Road, London, N8 0JQ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Wood Green

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Wood Green with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Tyrer Roxburgh Solicitors Llp, 1 St Michaels Terrace, Wood Green, London, N22 7SJ
  • Davies Bays & Co Trading As John Bays & Co, 240a High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HH
  • Frank Forney & Partners Llp, Cleveden House, 455 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8JD
  • Russell Wise Solicitors Limited, 67a High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 6BH
  • Watermans, Spencer House, 2 Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, London, N13 4TR

Planning law solicitors in Wood Green regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Wood Green with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Sal & Co Solicitors Limited, 191 Angel Place, Fore Street, Edmonton, London, England, N18 2UD
  • Stuart & Co, 285 Fore Street, London, London, N9 0PD
  • Barnett Alexander Conway Ingram Llp, Sovereign House, 1 Albert Place, Ballards Lane, London, N3 1QB
  • Gelbergs Llp, 188 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1RQ
  • Vanderpump & Sykes Llp, Lough Point, 2 Gladbeck Way, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 7JA

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

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