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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Pimlico

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Pimlico
  • 2 Pimlico conveyancers have a significant advantage when it comes to Pimlico conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your home move
  • 3 Pimlico solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Pimlico home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 4 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers have offices in Pimlico - if so sets of lawyers are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 5 Pimlico solicitors are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Pimlico since March 2020*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Pimlico

My partner’s step-father is a conveyancing practitioner. I suspect that I will receive preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure should I be paying for conveyancing in Pimlico?

It’s prudent to obtain multiple conveyancing quotes. Make use of our search tool on this page. Whilst fees may contrast greatly but service levels do differ between solicitors as is the case with most professions.

We are about to sign contracts for a property in Pimlico. We have hit a problem. The loan offer with Platform Home Loans Ltd expires on 28/8/2020 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 2/9/2020. Can one extend the loan expiry date?

The person best placed to deal with your issue is your solicitors who is in a position to assess if they corresponding with the mortgage company, vendor’s solicitors, estate agents or indeed all three based on what has gone on in your house move to date.

What is your number one tip for finding a conveyancing solicitor in Pimlico

Do not opt for the lowest Pimlico conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

My husband and I have arranged the release of further funds on our home loan from Bank of Ireland as we intend to carry out a loft conversion to our home in Pimlico. Do we need to appoint a nearby Pimlico solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Bank of Ireland do not ordinarily require a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Bank of Ireland list.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Pimlico. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £150. Shortly after, the conveyancer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

A colleague recommended that if I am purchasing in Pimlico I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Pimlico conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Pimlico around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Pimlico Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Pimlico.

Is it possible to switch solicitor as I need to choose one who is on the Santander conveyancing list. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Pimlico five minutes from me but he is not approved by Santander

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Pimlico on the Santander panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Pimlico. In making use of search facility on this page, you can scrutinise fees for conveyancing solicitors in Pimlico and throughout England and Wales.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Pimlico. I have land on a site which seems to have the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all the legals done via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Pimlico regulated by the SRA

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

  • Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors, 70 St. Georges Square, London, SW1V 3RD
  • Mcdonald & Co, Flat 40 Rivermill, 151 Grosvenor Road, London, SW1V 3JN
  • Piper Smith Watton Llp, 29 Great Peter Street, London, SW1P 3LW
  • B D Laddie, 2nd Floor, Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5RS
  • Bd Laddie Ltd, 2nd Floor, Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5RS

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Pimlico regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Pimlico but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Bldg 3 Chiswick Park, W4 5YA

Planning law solicitors in Pimlico regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Pimlico practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on special planning controls
  • Keystone Law Limited, Second Floor Audley House, 13 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HX
  • Ricardina Bridges Ltd, 47 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1RH
  • Ahc Solicitors Limited, 1 Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW
  • Hempsons, 40 Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NJ
  • Trousset Fawcett Ltd, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0DW

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

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