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Logical reasons to let us assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Childs Hill

  • 1 Childs Hill conveyancers have a significant edge when it comes to Childs Hill conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your sale or purchase
  • 2 Childs Hill lawyers work in conjunction with Childs Hill estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with 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.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Childs Hill
  • 5 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Childs Hill have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Childs Hill and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Childs Hill since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Childs Hill

Is it realistic for conveyancing in Childs Hill to be done in under 3 weeks?

Where you are under pressure to sign contracts we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will benefit local relationships and insight. It is even conceivable that they could have handled otherhomes in the same road. Therefore consider using a Childs Hill conveyancing solicitor. Second, check that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is believed that just under twenty per cent of Childs Hill conveyancing deals are suspended or derailed after finding out that a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the conveyancing being frustrated by almost three weeks. It is said that this issue affects approximately 100,000 home moves every year. Most Childs Hill conveyancing firms can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

Having sold my house in Childs Hill last August but my buyer keeps telephoning daily to moan that his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

After completion of your house sale your conveyancer should forward the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor must also evidence that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Childs Hill.

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Childs Hill prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to grant a mortgage on such a premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Childs Hill. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Childs Hill especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Childs Hill.

Hoping to buy a property located in Childs Hill and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Childs Hill. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Childs Hill area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Childs Hill. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I have just appointed agents to market my ground floor apartment in Childs Hill. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently had a half-yearly service charge invoice – what should I do?

It best that you clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would given that all ground rent and maintenance payments will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Having spent months of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Childs Hill. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

if there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Childs Hill flat is Flat A 372 Cricklewood Lane in January 2013. The Tribunal decided that the premium for the extended lease should be £5,750.00 and that the terms of the new lease should be those set out in annex to the decsion This case related to 1 flat.

I am in the market for an affordable conveyancing lawyer in Childs Hill to purchase a house. I want to avoid being ripped off and there are many Childs Hill conveyancing organisations to pick from...who's the best?

Where you’ve never used a solicitor previously, a trustworthy recommendation through family or friends is a great place to start and is often a good barometer of quality. As an alternative option, view the Law Society’s regional list of lawyers in Childs Hill or use our search tool to find a conveyancing solicitor in Childs Hill.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Childs Hill regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bowers, 172-174 Granville Road, London, NW2 2LD
  • Rosenberg & Co, 673 Finchley Road, London, NW2 2JP
  • Abrahamson & Associates, 10 North End Road, London, NW11 7PH
  • Joseph Melchior & Co, 16 Ulysses Road, London, NW6 1EE
  • Eracleous & Mckenna Llp, 81 Cricklewood Broadway, London, London, NW2 3JR

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Childs Hill regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Childs Hill specialising in commercial conveyancing in Childs Hill. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Bowers, 172-174 Granville Road, London, NW2 2LD
  • Abrahamson & Associates, 10 North End Road, London, NW11 7PH
  • Joseph Melchior & Co, 16 Ulysses Road, London, NW6 1EE
  • Eracleous & Mckenna Llp, 81 Cricklewood Broadway, London, London, NW2 3JR
  • Manuel Swaden Limited, 340, West End Lane, London, NW6 1LN

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

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Childs Hill with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on development on contaminated land
  • F S Garford, 26 Fairfax Place, London, NW6 4EH
  • Barnett Alexander Conway Ingram Llp, Sovereign House, 1 Albert Place, Ballards Lane, London, N3 1QB
  • Grower Freeman, Ivor House, 25-26 Ivor Place, London, NW1 6HR
  • Glovers Solicitors Llp, 6 York Street, London, W1U 6QD
  • Streathers Solicitors Llp, 44 Baker Street, London, London, W1U 7AL

Neighboring Locations

Golders Green
Childs Hill
Cricklewood
West Hampstead

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