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Logical reasons to let us assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in St Pancras

  • 1 St Pancras conveyancing lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in St Pancras regularly deal withlocal issues specific to St Pancras and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 4 The companies listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 5 St Pancras conveyancers have a significant edge when it comes to St Pancras conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Pancras since January 2025*

Disposal

of flat Eden Grove N7 8GQ, at buying consideration of £537,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of flat Highbury Stadium Square N5 1EY, at sale price of £410,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title

Disposal

of terraced premises, Balls Pond Road, N1 4BW completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £995,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Acquisition

of flat Lion Mills E2 7ST, sold for £680,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Pancras

Why would one use a St Pancras conveyancing solicitors firm when online conveyancers are more affordable?

By all means make sure that you scrutinise conveyancing costs in St Pancras and you should seek a reasonable fee calculation but don’t be focused with hunting for the lowest priced St Pancras conveyancer. Appointing the right conveyancer can mark the difference between a smooth and a frustrating house move. You need to ensure that you have expert guidance from a specialist solicitor. Emails can't replace a phone conversation and are no substitute for a one to one appointment. Our partner firms will allocate you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from start to finish, giving the sort of continuity that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will update you as to any developments making sure that you are ensuring that you are updated at regular intervals. Should you need to contact the firm you will be sure who to ask for and we'll be sure you are in the know.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in St Pancras? What am I being asked for?

St Pancras conveyancing solicitors as well as nationwide property lawyers accross the UK have a duty under money laundering regulations to check the identity of any client with a view to satisfy themselves that clients are who they say they are.

Conveyancing clients are required to provide two forms of certified ID; proof of identity (usually a Passport or Driving Licence) and proof of address (typically a Bank Statement no more than three months).

Proof of the origin of monies is also required under the money laundering laws as conveyancers are required to ensure that the funds you are using to buy a property (be it the exchange deposit or the full purchase monies if you are a cash purchaser) has originated from an acceptable source (such as an inheritance) rather than the product of illegitimate behaviour.

What does a local search tell me concerning the property I am buying in St Pancras?

St Pancras conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance PSG The local search plays a central role in most St Pancras conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in St Pancras. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in St Pancras of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

What makes your site different to other online quote calculators when it comes to conveyancing in St Pancras?

At this site get a fixed fee quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that appreciates the issues for your conveyancing in St Pancras. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not charge firms a commission if you appoint them for your property ownership legalities in St Pancras

What are your top tips when it comes to appointing a St Pancras conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

If you are instructing a conveyancer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a St Pancras conveyancing practice) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you make enquires with two or three firms including non St Pancras conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be of use:

    Can they put you in touch with clients in St Pancras who can give a testimonial?

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in St Pancras. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to decide the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a St Pancras property is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 66.8 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Pancras regulated by the SRA

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

  • Milestone Solicitors Limited, 298 Gray Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DX
  • Strain Keville Llp, 294 Gray's Inn Road, London, London, WC1X 8DX
  • Nahlis Christou, 243 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RB
  • Pascalides & Co, 243 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RB
  • Austin Ryder & Co, 180 - 186 Kings Cross Road, London, WC1X 9DE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Pancras regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Pancras with expertise in commercial conveyancing in St Pancras. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Milestone Solicitors Limited, 298 Gray Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DX
  • Strain Keville Llp, 294 Gray's Inn Road, London, London, WC1X 8DX
  • Nahlis Christou, 243 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RB
  • Pascalides & Co, 243 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RB
  • Monahans, 5 Handel Street, London, London, WC1N 1PB

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

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in St Pancras with expertise in planning law. This could include advice on special planning controls
  • Bindmans Llp, 236 Gray's Inn Road, Kings Cross, London, WC1X 8HB
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Llp, 65 Fleet Street, London, London, EC4Y 1HS
  • Dentons Ukmea Llp, One Fleet Place, London, London, EC4M 7WS
  • Gordons Partnership Llp, 22 Great James Street, London, WC1N 3ES
  • Ashurst Llp, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2HA

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

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