Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Hornsey

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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Hornsey but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Logical reasons to use our service to assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hornsey

  • 1 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Hornsey have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Hornsey and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 2 The practices shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Hornsey property lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Hornsey property lawyers work in conjunction with Hornsey estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hornsey since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hornsey

I own a freehold property in Hornsey yet charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Hornsey and has limited impact for conveyancing in Hornsey but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 will be extinguished.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Principality. Hornsey conveyancing practitioners were selected. How long does it take for Principality to issue the offer to the conveyancing practitioner?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Principality done the valuation? Have you advised Principality as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Principality conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

We were going to get a OIP from Co-operative this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Co-operative recommend any Hornsey solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Hornsey solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Co-operative through the process.

My wife and I are spending time viewing apartments in Hornsey and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a home loan with Lloyds.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Lloyds, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Hornsey?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Hornsey. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am purchasing a new build house in Hornsey with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The estate agent suggested that I not to tell my solicitor about this side-deal as it will jeopardize my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Is it possible to swap firm as I need to find a firm on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Hornsey round the corner but she is not approved by Barnsley Building Society

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Hornsey on the Barnsley Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Hornsey. Using search facility on this website, you can scrutinise costs for conveyancing solicitors in Hornsey and throughout England and Wales.

Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the bank solicitor panel.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hornsey

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Hornsey specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Clinton Davis Pallis Formerly Known As Law And Advocacy, 47a Tottenham Lane, London, N8 9BD
  • Russell Wise Solicitors Limited, 67a High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 6BH
  • T R Taner & Co, 36 Willoughby Road, London, N8 0JG
  • Tyrer Roxburgh Solicitors Llp, 1 St Michaels Terrace, Wood Green, London, N22 7SJ
  • Davies Bays & Co Trading As John Bays & Co, 240a High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hornsey regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hornsey specialising in commercial conveyancing in Hornsey. This should include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Clinton Davis Pallis Formerly Known As Law And Advocacy, 47a Tottenham Lane, London, N8 9BD
  • Blue Trinity Ltd, 87a High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 6BB
  • Craigen Wilders & Sorrell, 23 Turnpike Lane, London, London, N8 0EP
  • Bartletts, 38 Willoughby Road, London, N8 0JQ
  • T R Taner & Co, 36 Willoughby Road, London, N8 0JG

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Hornsey regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Hornsey but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Horizon Law Limited, 214 High Street, EN5 5SZ

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

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