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Conveyancing in Kentish Town : Keep it Local

Main reasons to let us help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Kentish Town

  • 1 The accumulation of transactions means that Kentish Town property lawyer have established excellent working relationships with Kentish Town local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Kentish Town.
  • 2 Solicitor conveyancing firms have very good personal connections with Kentish Town selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Kentish Town will be conducted by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 4 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Kentish Town registered with the SRA or CLC.
  • 5 Kentish Town conveyancers work in partnership with Kentish Town estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress throughout

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kentish Town since January 2026*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kentish Town

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (seven years old) in Kentish Town. 95% of the flats are already disposed of. Do I need carry out the conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in Kentish Town?

You are putting yourself at risk in refusing to carrying out Kentish Town conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying mortgage free there is no legal necessity to have them, but we would absolutely advise in no uncertain terms that your conveyancer conducts them. Where speed and expenses are top of your concerns you should discuss with your lawyer about the option of search insurance

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Kentish Town?

If you are buying a property in Kentish Town your lawyer will ask you place them with monies to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the deposit is as part of the sale price then this should be asked for shortly before exchange of contracts. The closing balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

What does a local search reveal about the house my wife and I buying in Kentish Town?

Kentish Town conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations such as Onsearch The local search plays an important role in many a Kentish Town conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject sections.

2 months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Kentish Town completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am buying my first flat in Kentish Town with a mortgage from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent advised me not disclose to my lawyer about this side-deal as it would jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Kentish Town. I I would like to check if they are listed on the bank's approved list of lawyers. Can you help?

One option is to phone the lawyer to check if they are on the bank's approved list. Alternatively please get in touch with us and we can make some checks for you. If they are not on the conveyancing panel we we can help find a specialist conveyancing solicitor in Kentish Town on the panel for your mortgage company.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kentish Town regulated by the SRA

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

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

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Kentish Town

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Kentish Town with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Leslie Franks Solicitors Limited, Unit 2, Kentish Town Business Centre, Regis Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 3EW
  • 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
  • Lewis Nedas Law Ltd, 24 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0JH

Planning law solicitors in Kentish Town regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Kentish Town specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • F S Garford, 26 Fairfax Place, London, NW6 4EH
  • Tuckers Solicitors Llp, 39 Warren Street, London, London, W1T 6AF
  • Grower Freeman, Ivor House, 25-26 Ivor Place, London, NW1 6HR
  • Glovers Solicitors Llp, 6 York Street, London, W1U 6QD
  • Joelson Jd Llp, 30 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LZ

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

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