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Main reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Moorgate

  • 1 Using a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 Personal touch together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Moorgate conveyancing can become significantly more complicated due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 The companies listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 4 Moorgate lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Moorgate conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 5 No matter what any alternative sites inform you it just might be necessary to visit your solicitor to execute documents. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without having to add the postman into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Moorgate since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Moorgate

I am hoping to move into my new home in Moorgate next Monday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as as she informs me that she is duty bound to validate that it is in order for the mortgage company. What risks does the bank expect the insurance to cover?

Any lawyer on acting for mortgage companies would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. These obligations are not unique to conveyancing in Moorgate.

As a novice what is the most important advice you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Moorgate?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Moorgate or throughout London is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of room for friction between you and others involved in the transaction. For instance, the seller, estate agent and sometimes your bank. Choosing a law firm for your conveyancing in Moorgate an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying increase in the "blame" culture- someone must be at fault for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when purchasing a property in Moorgate? or I am told that there is an ancient law that could mean that homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Moorgate?

Unless a prior purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Moorgate to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Moorgate took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 premises 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 a new build flat in Moorgate. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Moorgate

    Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Moorgate. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Moorgate - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I inherited a basement flat in Moorgate. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount due for a lease extension?

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

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Moorgate property is 137 & 139 Haberdasher Street in December 2013. The Tribunal determines in accordance with section 48 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease for each Property should be £12,350.00. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 72.39 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Moorgate regulated by the SRA

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

  • Lewis Townsend Llp, 1 Fore Street, London, EC2Y 5EJ
  • Simmons & Simmons Llp, Citypoint, One Ropemaker Street, London, London, EC2Y 9SS
  • Devonshires Solicitors Llp, 30 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7DT
  • The Oakley Shee Partnership, 101 Finsbury Pavement, London, Greater London, EC2A 1RS
  • Druces Llp, Salisbury House, London Wall, London, EC2M 5PS

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Moorgate

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Moorgate with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Simmons & Simmons Llp, Citypoint, One Ropemaker Street, London, London, EC2Y 9SS
  • Devonshires Solicitors Llp, 30 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7DT
  • The Oakley Shee Partnership, 101 Finsbury Pavement, London, Greater London, EC2A 1RS
  • Sykes Anderson Perry Limited, 5th Floor, Salisbury House, London Wall, London, London, EC2M 5QQ
  • Druces Llp, Salisbury House, London Wall, London, EC2M 5PS

Planning law solicitors in Moorgate regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Moorgate specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Moorgate
  • Simmons & Simmons Llp, Citypoint, One Ropemaker Street, London, London, EC2Y 9SS
  • Devonshires Solicitors Llp, 30 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7DT
  • Druces Llp, Salisbury House, London Wall, London, EC2M 5PS
  • Addleshaw Goddard Llp, Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4AG
  • Slaughter And May, One Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YY

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

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