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Main reasons to let us help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Chalk Farm

  • 1 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Chalk Farm are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to Chalk Farm and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 2 Regardless alternative solicitors inform you it may be necessary to attend your solicitor to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Chalk Farm - if so both parties will be familiar
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Chalk Farm is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Chalk Farm conveyancing lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chalk Farm since April 2019*

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Acquisition

of apartment Chalk Farm Road NW1 8AP, sold for £417,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of flat Gloucester Avenue NW1 8HX, at the agreed amount of £680,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of apartment Eton Road NW3 4SY, at buying sum of £925,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of apartment Ferdinand Street NW1 8ED, at sale consideration of £500,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chalk Farm

My husband and I are acquiring a newly built flat in Chalk Farm and my lawyer is telling me that she has to the mortgage company to disclose incentives from the builder. I am under pressure to exchange contracts and I would rather not prolong matters. Is my lawyer right?

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

What is the best way to investigate if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Chalk Farm is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Nottingham Building Society thus paying £192.00 in additional conveyancing charges.

Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this web page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Chalk Farm’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Chalk Farm or nearest you.

I happen to be the only recipient of my late father’s will and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Chalk Farm. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in June. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship may be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the property in June. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be caught by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the lender as this clause primarily exists to capture subsales or the flipping of property.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Leeds Building Society. Chalk Farm conveyancing practitioners were instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Leeds Building Society?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Leeds Building Society conducted the survey? Have you informed Leeds Building Society as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Kent Reliance. I assume I don't need a Chalk Farm solicitor on the Kent Reliance panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Kent Reliance mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Kent Reliance mortgage from the register. Kent Reliance, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Kent Reliance has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Kent Reliance has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Kent Reliance mortgage has been paid off.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Chalk Farm is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Chalk Farm are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Chalk Farm you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chalk Farm may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

In searching the internet for the phrase on line conveyancing in Chalk Farm it brings up many property lawyersin the area. How do I determine which is the suitable property lawyer for the sale of my house?

The ideal method of finding a suitable conveyancer is through a personal recommendation, so enquire of friends and those you trust who have bought a property in Chalk Farm or a local estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Chalk Farm differ, so it's advisable to obtain at least four fee estimates from varying types of companies. Dont forget to clarify what costs in the quote includes.

How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find a Chalk Farm based one who is on the bank conveyancing panel. How simple is it to change conveyancer?

In the event that you have not formally instructed a conveyancer to commence the conveyancing and at this stage simply received quotes, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer in Chalk Farm that you're thinking of instructing.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chalk Farm regulated by the SRA

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

  • Crumplins Solicitors, 77 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4SL
  • Chalcots, 62 Stanbury Court, 99 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4RR
  • Elton & Co, 2-4 Kelly Street, London, NW1 8PH
  • Ringley Legal Services Llp, Ringley House, 349 Royal College Street, London, NW1 9QS
  • Jayes Collier Llp, 68 Parkway, Camden Town, London, London, NW1 7AH

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chalk Farm

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Chalk Farm specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Crumplins Solicitors, 77 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4SL
  • Chalcots, 62 Stanbury Court, 99 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4RR
  • Leslie Franks Solicitors Limited, Unit 2, Kentish Town Business Centre, Regis Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 3EW
  • Osbornes Solicitors Llp, Livery House, 7-9 Pratt Street, Camden Town, London, NW1 0AE
  • Craig Solicitors, 74 Belsize Lane, London, Greater London, NW3 5BJ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chalk Farm regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Chalk Farm specialising in commercial conveyancing in Chalk Farm. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Marshall F Levine & Associates, 81 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4SL
  • Crumplins Solicitors, 77 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4SL
  • Chalcots, 62 Stanbury Court, 99 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4RR
  • Osbornes Solicitors Llp, Livery House, 7-9 Pratt Street, Camden Town, London, NW1 0AE
  • Ahmed & Co, 67a Camden High Street, London, NW1 7JL

Neighboring Locations

Camden
 Gospel Oak
Belsize Park
Chalk Farm
Kentish Town
Primrose Hill

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

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