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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Highgate house move

Reasons to use our Highgate conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Highgate solicitors work in partnership with Highgate estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress all the way along
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Highgate is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personalised service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Regardless alternative lawyers tell you it could be important to attend your conveyancer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add the postman into the equation.
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Highgate estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Highgate since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Highgate

I'm in the process of transferring my domestic loan to a Buy to Let Godiva Mortgages Ltd mortgage. The bank has said that I need a conveyancer as part of the process. I got in contact with my past Highgate conveyancing firm who dealt with the legals when I previously bought the property. The costs illustration provided of £500 has shocked me as its a remortgage than a sale or purchase.

The estimate does seem a little steep. If you shop around you could trim some of the cost by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, providing that you were pleased with the legal work the firm offered you maylive to regret choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure the solicitor can represent Godiva Mortgages Ltd. Do use our search tool to locate a Highgate conveyancing firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Highgate.

I am under pressure from the seller of a property in Highgate to sign contracts within four weeks. What can I do to expedite matters?

First, If the seller is applying a tight deadline to exchange it is advisable to make sure that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will make use of local relationships and intelligence. It is possible that they may have conducted previousproperties in the same road. Therefore consider using a Highgate conveyancing lawyer. Second, double check that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is understood that 18% of Highgate conveyancing deals are held up or jeopardised after finding out that a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their mortgage lender’s member panel. This can often result in the legal transfer of property being frustrated by an average of three weeks. It is said that this issue impacts in the region of one hundred thousand home moves annually. Most Highgate conveyancing practices can not represent certain lenders so do check at the outset.

What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Highgate?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Highgate and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of room for conflict between you and others involved in the home moving process. For instance, the seller, estate agent and on occasion the bank. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Highgate an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose interest is to look after your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a distinct ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you should always trust your solicitor above the other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Is it best to choose a Highgate conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am buying? An old friend can carry out the conveyancing however his firm is located 200kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Highgate conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute documents, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Highgate know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and they were content that should outweigh using an unknown Highgate conveyancing lawyer just because they are local.

Harry (my fiance) and I may need to sub-let our Highgate garden flat for a while due to a new job. We instructed a Highgate conveyancing practice in 2004 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to get any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?

Your lease dictates the relationship between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will set out if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. Most leases in Highgate do not prevent subletting altogether – such a provision would undoubtedly devalue the flat. Instead, there is usually simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a duplicate of the sublease.

I am the registered owner of a a ground floor purpose built flat in Highgate. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Highgate conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Highgate property is Flat 2A 19 Shepherds Hill in June 2014. The tribunal concluded in accordance with section 48 and schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act (the 1993 Act) that the premium payable in respect of the grant of a new lease for the Flat be £24,303 (twenty four thousand three hundred and three pounds) This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 67.85 years.

I am searching for a dependable conveyancing lawyer in Highgate to purchase a apartment. I I am fearful of by bill escalating out of control and there are many Highgate conveyancing solicitors to choose from...who do I opt for?

A trustworthy personal recommendation from someone who has used a conveyancing solicitor before is always a preferable. You are likely to know someone who has used a conveyancing solicitor previously. Feel free to utilise our tool to compare Highgate conveyancing quotes

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Highgate

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Highgate with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Henry Boustred & Sons, 18 Highgate High Street, London, N6 5JG
  • Fahri Jacob, 147 Crouch Hill, Crouch End, London, N8 9QH
  • Boulter & Co, First Floor, 11 - 19 Park Road, London, N8 8TE
  • Dp Cameron Limited, First Floor, 43a Topsfield Parade, Tottenham Lane, Crouch End, London, N8 8PT
  • Percy Short & Cuthbert, 608 Holloway Road, London, England, N19 3PH

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

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Highgate but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP
  • Home 2 Home Property Lawyers Limited, 32 Millais Gardens, HA8 5SY

Planning law solicitors in Highgate regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Highgate specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • F S Garford, 26 Fairfax Place, London, NW6 4EH
  • Gelbergs Llp, 188 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1RQ
  • Barnett Alexander Conway Ingram Llp, Sovereign House, 1 Albert Place, Ballards Lane, London, N3 1QB
  • Bolt Burdon, Providence House, Providence Place, Islington, London, N1 0NT
  • Tuckers Solicitors Llp, 39 Warren Street, London, London, W1T 6AF

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