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Reasons to use our Southgate conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Southgate property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Southgate conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move
  • 2 Southgate conveyancers work in partnership with Southgate estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other companies inform you it may be important to pop into your conveyancer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a house sale without needing to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 4 There is a strong possibility the other side’s lawyers are located in Southgate - if so both parties will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 5 Our site offers most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Southgate registered with the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Southgate since December 2024*

Conveyance

of flat Chase Side N14 5BT, sold for £415,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of apartment Chase Side N14 5BN, at purchase consideration of £315,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of terraced property, The Wells, N14 6AE completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £546,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of apartment Pruden Close N14 6DX, at sale amount of £173,250. Leasehold conveyancing included: ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Southgate

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Southgate? Why is this being asked of me?

To satisfy the Money Laundering Regulations any Southgate conveyancing firm will require proof of identity in all conveyancing matters. This is normally satisfied by provision of a passport and an original bank statement or utility account evidencing where you live.

Under Money Laundering Regulations, conveyancers are obliged by law to investigate not simply the ID of conveyancing clients but also the origin of monies that they receive in respect of any matter. An unwillingness to disclose this may lead to your lawyer cancelling their relationship with you, as clearly this will cause a conflict between the set Regulations and a refusal to disclose.

Your conveyancers will have an obligation to make a disclosure to the appropriate authorities should they believe that any monies received by them may contravene the Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules.

How does conveyancing in Southgate differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Southgate contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because new home sellers in Southgate tend to buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Southgate or who has acted in the same development.

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Southgate prior to retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks will not grant a loan on this type of house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Southgate. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Southgate to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

What does commercial conveyancing in Southgate cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Southgate covers a broad array of advice, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Southgate for my home move. Can I review a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone may read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training requirements.

I have been told by numerous estate agents that it may take six to eight weeks for Southgate conveyancing to complete.This was 3 ago. The draft contract was only received from the vendors conveyancing practitioner yesterday so does the time start running now?

You need to be realistic about timescales. Conveyancing in Southgate takes on average about two months. This timeframe is not because solicitor are slow and purposely delay matters. The level of money involved in purchasing any residence is so high, the purchaser's conveyancing practitioner having to carry out a wide range of queries, searches and other checks to protect the buyer and their lender (if there is to be a mortgage) from expensive, avoidable problems. These checks involves seeking information from various third parties, for example other property lawyer, local councils, private companies, lenders. Many of these are efficient. Others aren't. And remember, no matter how quickly your conveyancing practitioner do their work, if the people you are purchasing from or are selling to aren't ready, nothing can go ahead until they are up to speed.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Southgate regulated by the SRA

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

  • Aspen Morris, 141 High Street, Southgate, London, London, N14 6BP
  • Meade & Co, Block D 1st Floor, Southgate Office Village, 286 Chase Road, London, N14 6HF
  • Millington Wallace & Co, Block D Ist Floor, 286 Chase Road, Southgate, London, Greater London, N14 6HF
  • Petrou & Co, Block A, Southgate Office Village, 284 Chase Road, London, N14 6HF
  • Lewis Terrance Rose Solicitors, Southgate Office Village, Block F 2nd Floor, 288 Chase Road, London, N14 6HF

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Southgate regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Southgate specialising in commercial conveyancing in Southgate. This should include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Aspen Morris, 141 High Street, Southgate, London, London, N14 6BP
  • Meade & Co, Block D 1st Floor, Southgate Office Village, 286 Chase Road, London, N14 6HF
  • Millington Wallace & Co, Block D Ist Floor, 286 Chase Road, Southgate, London, Greater London, N14 6HF
  • Lewis Terrance Rose Solicitors, Southgate Office Village, Block F 2nd Floor, 288 Chase Road, London, N14 6HF
  • Petrou & Co, Block A, Southgate Office Village, 284 Chase Road, London, N14 6HF

Planning law solicitors in Southgate regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Southgate practicing in planning law. This may include advice on compulsory purchases in Southgate
  • Vanderpump & Sykes Llp, Lough Point, 2 Gladbeck Way, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 7JA
  • Stuart & Co, 285 Fore Street, London, London, N9 0PD
  • Sal & Co Solicitors Limited, 191 Angel Place, Fore Street, Edmonton, London, England, N18 2UD
  • Barnett Alexander Conway Ingram Llp, Sovereign House, 1 Albert Place, Ballards Lane, London, N3 1QB
  • Coldham Shield & Mace Solicitors Llp, 123-125 Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 6AG

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

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