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  • 1 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Southgate has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 2 There is a better than average chance that the the conveyancers for the other party are based in Southgate - if so both parties are likely to be on good working terms
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 The practices listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 5 Southgate conveyancers work in partnership with Southgate estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction

Examples of recent conveyancing in Southgate since August 2023*

Sale

of semi-detached property, Manor Drive, N14 5JH completing on 25/08/2023 at a price of £1,222,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Disposal

of detached residence property, Hampden Way, N14 5AY completing on 25/08/2023 at a price of £710,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Transfer

of flat Chase Side N14 4PJ, at sale sum of £420,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of house premises, Sheringham Avenue, N14 4UG completing on 25/08/2023 at a price of £775,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Southgate

My mortgage broker has requested my Southgate lawyer’ panel member for the HSBC conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I discover this. I have called my local Southgate office but they have not responded to me.

The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Southgate property lawyer . Most Southgate law firms will retain a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each bank.

At what point will exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in Southgate and am I required to attend the conveyancers branch?

Where you are in close proximity to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Southgate you are invited in to sign contracts. However, the law practices we work with provide a countrywide conveyancing service and provide as equally detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The signing of the sale agreement is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the firm to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Southgate)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I have been told that property searches are the main cause of stalling in Southgate house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Southgate.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Southgate?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Southgate. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am four weeks into a residential purchase having been referred to a firm by the high street agent to handle our conveyancing in Southgate. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

A solicitor would have to be really poor in order to consider changing them. Has the loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you need to make them aware of the replacement conveyancer and get the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your conveyancer needs to be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental fees and frustration. So that should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool should help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Southgate

I have just appointed agents to market my 2 bed flat in Southgate. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have recently had a quarterly maintenance charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you discharge the invoice as usual because all ground rent and maintenance invoices will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Southgate conveyancing firm to assist?

Where there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the LVT to judgment on the price payable.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Southgate premises is 23 Beaconsfield Road in July 2013. The Tribunals decided that the amount payable was £31,203 for the freehold. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 70.31 years.

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

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Southgate regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Southgate but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Horizon Law Limited, 214 High Street, EN5 5SZ
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, Dephina House, N3 2JU
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP
  • House Owners Conveyancers Limited, 56 Windermere Avenue, N3 3RA

Planning law solicitors in Southgate regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Southgate practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • 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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