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Examples of recent conveyancing in Finsbury since January 2025*

Conveyance

of apartment Branch Place N1 5PH, acquired for £692,500. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Acquisition

of flat Essex Road N1 3AR, acquired for £760,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of flat Eden Grove N7 8GQ, at purchase sum of £537,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of semi property, Balls Pond Road, N1 4BW completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £995,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Finsbury

My husband and I are buying a new build flat in Finsbury and my conveyancer is advising me that she is duty bound to the lender to disclose incentives from the seller. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I don't want to prolong matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?

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

After reviewing mumsnet.com for a high-quality solicitor in Finsbury, most advise that I should look for a CQS kitemarked solicitor. What is CQS?

Finsbury Conveyancing Quality Scheme law firms have been granted certification by the law Society CQS was created to establish evidence of quality standards in the home buying process. CQS helps consumers to recognise practices that provide a quality residential conveyancing. Finsbury is one of locations in England and Wales in which CQS have a presence. The scheme obliges law firms to undergo a strict assessment, compulsory training, self-certification, spot checks and yearly assessments in order to maintain CQS status. It is available to solicitors and not licensed conveyancers and has the support of the Legal Ombudsman.

We previously selected conveyancing lawyers locally in Finsbury on the Skipton solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental sum for the legal aspects of the Skipton mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Skipton?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancer can charge a fee for this. This charge is not set by Skipton but by your Finsbury conveyancer. Numerous firms on the Skipton panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Finsbury. I have a mortgage offer with Virgin Money. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Virgin Money, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.

Having read lots of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Finsbury solicitor - who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

Nottingham will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nottingham will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Finsbury surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

The deeds to our property can not be found. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Finsbury 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?

You no longer need to have the physical deeds to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Finsbury in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can look into this further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Finsbury. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Finsbury to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

I am intending to sublet my leasehold apartment in Finsbury. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Is permission from the freeholder required?

Some leases for properties in Finsbury do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably withhold but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

After years of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Finsbury. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to decide the price.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Finsbury flat is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 66.8 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Finsbury regulated by the SRA

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

  • Millbank Solicitors, 213 St John Street, London, London, EC1V 4LY
  • Batchford Solicitors, 401 Davina House, 137-149 Goswell Road, London, London, EC1V 7ET
  • Alan Taylor & Co, 14 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0BD
  • Rooks Rider Solicitors Llp, Challoner House, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0RR
  • Isc Lawyers Llp, 12 Angel Gate, 326 City Road, London, London, EC1V 2PT

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Finsbury regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Finsbury with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Finsbury. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Millbank Solicitors, 213 St John Street, London, London, EC1V 4LY
  • Batchford Solicitors, 401 Davina House, 137-149 Goswell Road, London, London, EC1V 7ET
  • Alan Taylor & Co, 14 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0BD
  • Rooks Rider Solicitors Llp, Challoner House, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0RR
  • Miller Rosenfalck Llp, 17-18 Aylesbury Street, London, EC1R 0DB

Planning law solicitors in Finsbury regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Finsbury specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Rooks Rider Solicitors Llp, Challoner House, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0RR
  • Miller Rosenfalck Llp, 17-18 Aylesbury Street, London, EC1R 0DB
  • Ashurst Llp, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2HA
  • Dentons Ukmea Llp, One Fleet Place, London, London, EC4M 7WS
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Llp, 65 Fleet Street, London, London, EC4Y 1HS

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

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