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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your South Hackney house move

5 reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in South Hackney

  • 1 Experience means that South Hackney solicitor have developed valuable connections with South Hackney local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your home move in South Hackney.
  • 2 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor usually results in a more bespoke service. Online forums often suggest that in selecting a large conveyancing firm, your matter is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 South Hackney property lawyers work in conjunction with South Hackney estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 4 Personal touch and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. South Hackney home moves can become significantly more protracted as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 South Hackney lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to South Hackney conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in South Hackney since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in South Hackney

The housing market in South Hackney is hotting up. What can be done to quicken up the legal process?

In a situation where you are under time constraints for your conveyancing it is highly recommended that your lawyer is familiar with the location as they will have local relationships and knowledge. It is possible that they would have transacted otherhouses in the same street. Therefore consider using a South Hackney conveyancing solicitor. In addition, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is said that 18% of South Hackney conveyancing transactions are delayed or jeopardised after discovering a purchaser’s conveyancer was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the buying process being frustrated by almost three weeks. It is said that this issue impacts in the region of one hundred thousand home sales annually. Almost all South Hackney conveyancing practices can not act for certain banks so do check at the outset.

I have 71 years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in South Hackney. Conveyancing solicitors on the Accord Mortgages panel can deal with such extensions correct?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 19/8/2025 the requirements read as follows :

85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when buying a property in South Hackney? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in South Hackney?

Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in South Hackney to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in South Hackney for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of South Hackney conveyancing specialists.

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in South Hackney for my house move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on our sale of a £375,000 garden flat in South Hackney in 10 days. The management company has quoted £408 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in South Hackney?

For most leasehold sales in South Hackney conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Addressing conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in South Hackney Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for South Hackney leasehold premises is £350. For South Hackney conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to supply answers.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such matters? Can you recommend a South Hackney conveyancing firm to help?

Where there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the premium.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a South Hackney property is 150 Amhurst Road in December 2013. The tribunal concluded that the premium to be paid by the applicant for the enfranchisement of the subject property was £43,500. This case related to 4 flats. The unexpired lease term was 90 (or thereabouts).

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in South Hackney regulated by the SRA

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

  • Spence & Horne, 343 Mare Street, Hackney, London, London, E8 1HY
  • Hutchins & Co, 85 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NP
  • Waterfields Solicitors, 445 Roman Road, Bow, London, E3 5LX
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD
  • Miramar Legal, 289, Hackney Road, London, London, E2 8NA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in South Hackney

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in South Hackney with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Olisakwe Vincent Onuegbu Solicitors, Suite 15, Celia Fiennes House, 8 - 20 Well Street, 8-20 Well Street, London, E9 7PX
  • Spence & Horne, 343 Mare Street, Hackney, London, London, E8 1HY
  • Moss & Co, 17 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NS
  • Hutchins & Co, 85 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NP
  • Waterfields Solicitors, 445 Roman Road, Bow, London, E3 5LX

Planning law solicitors in South Hackney regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in South Hackney specialising in planning law. This may include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD
  • Adams Solicitors, Adams House, 129 Mile End Road, London, E1 4BG
  • Ronald Fletcher Baker Llp, 326 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DR
  • Richard Pearlman Llp, 27 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4NP
  • Allen & Overy (holdings) Limited, One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD

Neighboring Locations

Homerton
Lower Clapton
Dalston
Hackney
South Hackney
Cambridge Heath
 Old Ford

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

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