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Conveyancing in Kilburn : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Kilburn conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Kilburn conveyancing lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Kilburn is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Kilburn have a grasp oflocal concerns specific to Kilburn and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 The companies listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers advise it could be important to pop into your lawyer to sign documents. There are various parties with involved in a homemove without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kilburn since December 2022*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kilburn

Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from Kilburn. Please clarify why all Kilburn conveyancers aren't included on all bank panels?

Lenders highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is thought to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The elimination of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the FSA in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for lenders to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. This led to banks and building societies purging a number of firms from their official list of approved conveyancers .

Is there a search tool that I can utilise to find out if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Kilburn is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Britannia thus spending £192.00 in further conveyancing costs.

Please do take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Kilburn’ or your location and you will see a number of lawyer based in Kilburn or near you.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Kilburn. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Kilburn of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Kilburn. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kilburn

    There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply a car parking plan. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

I've recently bought a leasehold flat in Kilburn. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

After years of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Kilburn. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Kilburn conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Kilburn premises is 4 & 4A Charteris Road in June 2009. the Tribunal held that the price to be paid for the enfranchisement of 4/4a Charteris Road to be £15,510 for at 4and £15,694 for at 4a This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired term was 70.02 years.

What can I do to discover who is the owner of a house in Kilburn?

On the basis that the premises is registered with the Land Registry, and you have sufficient details of the address of the property, you should be able to obtain results from the HMLR of the registered proprietor for a fee.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kilburn regulated by the SRA

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

  • Community Law Clinic Solicitors Limited, 6a Lonsdale Road, Queens Park, London, London, NW6 6RD
  • Carr And Kaye Solicitors, 3 Radnor Road, Queen's Park, London, London, NW6 6TT
  • Selva & Co, 203 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HY
  • P Spicer Limited, 140 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 4JD
  • K Khushal Limited, 140 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 4JD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Kilburn regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Kilburn specialising in commercial conveyancing in Kilburn. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Community Law Clinic Solicitors Limited, 6a Lonsdale Road, Queens Park, London, London, NW6 6RD
  • Carr And Kaye Solicitors, 3 Radnor Road, Queen's Park, London, London, NW6 6TT
  • Selva & Co, 203 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HY
  • Palis Solicitors, First Floor, 157 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7HU
  • Jaffe Porter Crossick Llp, Omni House, 252 Belsize Road, London, NW6 4BT

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Kilburn regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Kilburn but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Ldn Conveyancing Ltd, 3 Acton Hill Mews, W3 9QN
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA
  • Quality Conveyancing Ltd, Westgate House, W5 1YY
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Bldg 3 Chiswick Park, W4 5YA

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

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