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  • 1 Regardless alternative solicitors tell you it may be important to visit your solicitor to sign documents. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 2 Marylebone lawyer are the key to a successful Marylebone conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 3 The Marylebone conveyancing practitioners that we work with are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Marylebone
  • 4 The organisations listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 5 Experience means that Marylebone lawyer have established very good links with Marylebone local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your home move in Marylebone.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Marylebone since January 2025*

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of apartment Stowe Road W12 8BW, at a price of £700,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Conveyance

of apartment Grove Vale SE22 8EN, purchased for £355,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Purchase

of apartment Goodwood Road SE14 6FE, acquired for £490,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Marylebone

I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and must leave my let out property in Marylebone by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

Generally one should not serve notice for your tenancy unless exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not already done so, update to your conveyancer and request that they chase the other solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will work towards

I have 71 years left on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Marylebone. Conveyancing solicitors on the Virgin panel can deal with such extensions correct?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 1/5/2025 the requirements read as follows :

85 years at the time of completion. If it's less, we require it to be extended on or before completion.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Marylebone. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Marylebone

    Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply a car parking plan.

I am looking for a flat up to £305k and found one close by in Marylebone I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Marylebone for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

Should you need a home loan that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Marylebone and how can you help?

The particular law that you refer to provides protection to business lessees, granting the dueness to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Marylebone is one of our hundreds of locations in which the firms we work with are based

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of flats in Marylebone both have about forty five years unexpired on the lease term. Do I need to be concerned?

There are plenty of short leases in Marylebone. The lease is a right to use the premises for a prescribed time frame. As the lease shortens the saleability of the lease decreases and it becomes more expensive to extend the lease. This is why it is generally wise to increase the term of the lease. It is often difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage companies may be reluctant to lend money on such properties. Lease enfranchisement can be a difficult process. We recommend you seek professional help from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this area.

Despite our best endeavours, we have been unsuccessful in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Marylebone. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Where there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the LVT to arrive at the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Marylebone flat is Flats 37 & 39 88/90 Portland Place in December 2010. The Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the lease extensions in respect of these two flats is as follows:- For Flat 37, the sum of £385,230.00 For Flat 39, the sum of £436,780.00 This case affected 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 24.02 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Marylebone

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Marylebone specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Summers Solicitors Llp, 22 Welbeck Street, London, W1G 8EF
  • Summers Law Limited, 22 Welbeck Street, London, W1G 8EF
  • Philip Ross & Co, 34 Queen Anne Street, London, London, W1G 8HE
  • Quastel Midgen Llp, 74 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 9RR
  • Currey & Co Llp, 33 Queen Anne Street, London, W1G 9HY

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Marylebone regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Marylebone but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • Ldn Conveyancing Ltd, 3 Acton Hill Mews, W3 9QN
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Bldg 3 Chiswick Park, W4 5YA
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG

Planning law solicitors in Marylebone regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Marylebone specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Philip Ross & Co, 34 Queen Anne Street, London, London, W1G 8HE
  • Quastel Midgen Llp, 74 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 9RR
  • Underwood Solicitors Llp, 40 Welbeck Street, London, W1G 8LN
  • Asserson Law Offices, Second Floor, 38 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2RU
  • Marshall Hatchick, 1 Marylebone High Street, London, London, W1U 4LZ

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

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