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Reasons to use our Camden conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The organisations shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in appointing a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Camden will be carried out by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 4 Experience means that Camden conveyancer have established very good connections with Camden local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Camden.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal links with Camden selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Camden since January 2025*

Sale

of house premises, Woodgrange Avenue, N12 0PT completing on 31/01/2025 at a price of £955,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Sale

of flat Stowe Road W12 8BW, at buying sum of £700,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of flat Fulham Road SW6 5PG, at buying price of £545,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of house premises, Arundel Gardens, HA8 0RL completing on 31/01/2025 at a price of £400,000. 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 buyer’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Camden

I am progressing with the sale of my house in Camden and the EA has just called to warn that the purchasers are changing their conveyancer. The reason given is that the mortgage company will only deal with property lawyers on their conveyancing panel. On what basis would a big named lender only engage with specific lawyers rather the firm that they want to select for their conveyancing in Camden ?

Mortgage companies have always had an approved set of law firms that can represent them, but in recent years big names such as HSBC, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for decades.

Banks blame a rise in fraud as the reason for the reduction – criteria have been stiffened as a smaller panel is easier to oversee. Banks tend not to disclose how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society claims that it is hearing daily from firms that have been removed from panels. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. The buyers are not going to have any impact on this.

My fiance and I are refinancing our maisonette in Camden with Barclays. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have two questions (1) Is this form unique to the Barclays conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 4 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his entitlement to inherit the property?

On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Barclays. This is solely used to protect Barclays if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Barclays had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

I purchased my house on 4 October and my personal details is not yet registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Camden said it should be formalised in less than a month. Are titles in Camden uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Camden is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any other persons or bodies. Currently in the region of three quarters of submission are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted delays. Historically registration takes place after the new owner has moved in to the premises so registration formalities is not usually primary concern yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer can speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

How does conveyancing in Camden differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Camden contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because developers in Camden usually acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Camden or who has acted in the same development.

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to tick a lot of boxes, at a great price which is making it more attractive. I have since found out that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns purchasing a leasehold house in Camden. Conveyancing advisers have are soon to be appointed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in Camden ?

Most houses in Camden are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can help the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are buying in Camden so you should seriously consider shopping around for a Camden conveyancing practitioner and check that they are used to advising on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. As a tenant you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions such as requiring the freeholder’sconsent to conduct alterations. You may also be required to pay a service charge towards the maintenance of the estate where the property is part of an estate. Your solicitor will advise you fully on all the issues.

My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to purchase the freehold in Camden. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Camden conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Camden premises is Flat 2 27 Mackeson Road in December 2012. The Tribunal assessed the value of the lease extension premium at £35,435 and rounded the figure to £35,500 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 64.77 years.

My wife and I have an offer in principle from Chelsea Building Society who have advised that they will loan up to £218k. When do we need to instruct a practitioner for conveyancing? Camden is where we plan to move to.

It would be wise to instruct a conveyancer now requesting that they open a file on your behalf. This will enable: 1) the estate agent to issue a Sales Memo to the relevant parties 2) the seller’s solicitor to submit the draft agreement. That being said, do not instruct your property lawyer to start searches until you receive your valuation report from Chelsea Building Society and you are happy to proceed.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Camden

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Camden with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Chalcots, 62 Stanbury Court, 99 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4RR
  • Crumplins Solicitors, 77 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4SL
  • Leslie Franks Solicitors Limited, Unit 2, Kentish Town Business Centre, Regis Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 3EW
  • Craig Solicitors, 74 Belsize Lane, London, Greater London, NW3 5BJ
  • Newtons, 22 Fitzjohns Avenue, London, NW3 5NB

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Camden regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Camden but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP
  • Ldn Conveyancing Ltd, 3 Acton Hill Mews, W3 9QN

Planning law solicitors in Camden regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Camden practicing in planning law. This should include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • F S Garford, 26 Fairfax Place, London, NW6 4EH
  • Grower Freeman, Ivor House, 25-26 Ivor Place, London, NW1 6HR
  • Tuckers Solicitors Llp, 39 Warren Street, London, London, W1T 6AF
  • Glovers Solicitors Llp, 6 York Street, London, W1U 6QD
  • Joelson Jd Llp, 30 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LZ

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

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