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5 reasons to use our service to help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in St James

  • 1 St James solicitors are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 St James solicitor are the linchpin to a successful St James conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 3 St James solicitors work in conjunction with St James estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of miles away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in St James
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in St James is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St James since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St James

Are you able to suggest a TSB approved St James conveyancing conveyancer finish our house move within less than a month? Would it be better to use a local St James practice or an online conveyancer?

We can recommend some very good St James conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in St James. Approach some well established law practices and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Discuss your expectations together with your reasons and get a commitment on your deadline. Select the one that you are most comfortable with.

Various online forums that I have come across warn that are the number one reason for stalling in St James conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in St James.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in St James I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in St James in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.

Hoping to buy a property located in St James and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about St James. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the St James area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at St James. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I have just appointed agents to market my garden flat in St James. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just received a quarterly service charge demand – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the invoice as you normally would because all rents and maintenance invoices will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until 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 given up trying to purchase the freehold in St James. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the LVT to decide the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a St James premises is Flats 12A & 19, Evelyn Mansions Carlisle Place in June 2009. The Tribunal held that the price to be paid for the new lease of Flat 12A is £168,824, For the other flat the price was set at £169,110 This case affected 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 56 years.

How do I identify value for money conveyancing in St James?

First ask your friends and family who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service. Second, use a search tool on the web for conveyancing in St James. Phone two or three from the list and ask them to email you their conveyancing charges and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your conveyancing before you commit. Third is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors for you based on your unique requirements including location,speed, complexity and who the proposed lender is.Resist the temptation to appoint lowest cost conveyancing solicitors in St James

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St James regulated by the SRA

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

  • Svetlova Llp, 33 St. James's Square, London, England, SW1Y 4JS
  • Red Square (london) Ltd, 78 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ES
  • Vma Legal Services Limited, 4-12 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4PE
  • Trousset Fawcett Ltd, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0DW
  • Lsga Solicitors, 4th Floor, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0LP

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in St James

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in St James with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Red Square (london) Ltd, 78 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ES
  • Vma Legal Services Limited, 4-12 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4PE
  • Lsga Solicitors, 4th Floor, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0LP
  • Campbell & Co, 1 Berkeley Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8DJ
  • Freshlaw Solicitors Ltd, 42 Albemarle Street, 2nd Floor, W1s 4jh, London, W1S 4JH

Planning law solicitors in St James regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in St James specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Trousset Fawcett Ltd, 35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0DW
  • Hcls Llp, 3rd Floor/carrington House, 126 – 130 Regent Street, London, London, W1B 5SE
  • Ahc Solicitors Limited, 1 Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW
  • Fortune Green Legal Practice Limited, Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London, WC2N 4JF
  • Fletcher Day Ltd, 56 Conduit Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 2YZ

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

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