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Reasons to use our Spitalfields conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Spitalfields property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Spitalfields conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your home move
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Spitalfields estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 The Spitalfields conveyancing practitioners that are identified are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Spitalfields
  • 4 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Spitalfields

Examples of recent conveyancing in Spitalfields since May 2026*

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Conveyance

of flat Cobb Street E1 7LB, at a price of £1,090,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Acquisition

of flat Commercial Street E1 6NE, at a price of £375,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

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Purchase

of apartment Commercial Street E1 6LW, purchased for £725,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Purchase

of flat Folgate Street E1 6UJ, sold for £1,510,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Spitalfields

I decided to go with a high street solicitor for our conveyancing in Spitalfields today. After carefully reading the Ts and Cs it is apparent thatI am liable for charges even if the sale aborts. Would I be best advised to instruct an on-line conveyancing brokerage advertising no completion no charge conveyancing in Spitalfields?

It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Completion No Fee" is available then the fee levels will tend to be be uplifted to offset those cases that do not go ahead. Also remember that these deals rarely cover disbursements e.g. Spitalfields conveyancing search charges.

Some advice if I may. My Spitalfields solicitor is advising me that she is duty bound toapply for Spitalfields conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the Nat Westapproved lawyer panel. These Spitalfields checks cost a lot of money can this be avoided?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are obtaining a home loan with a mortgage company your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook conditions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Spitalfields conveyancing searches.

I purchased a freehold property in Spitalfields yet charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Spitalfields and has limited impact for conveyancing in Spitalfields but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of new rentcharges post 1977.

Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 will be extinguished.

We are buying a property in Spitalfields. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On completion day we have to deposit our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Spitalfields. Conveyancing is required. What are my next steps?

Having to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you must instruct a conveyancing solicitor soon as you now have a pending a fixed date to complete the property. Every auction property should have a bespoke legal pack. This should include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. In the case of leasehold premises the legal pack should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that your finances are in order to complete on the date specified in the contract.

I am due to move house in November. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Spitalfields. Conveyancing firm was found prior to coming across this page.

On the day of completion you can collect the house keys from your property agent but this should only happen after the previous owners conveyancers advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be released. You will need to advise the removal men that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in Spitalfields or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Spitalfields.

I today plan to offer on a house that seems to be perfect, at a reasonable figure which is making it all the more appealing. I have subsequently discovered that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns purchasing a leasehold house in Spitalfields. Conveyancing solicitors have not yet been instructed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in Spitalfields ?

Most houses in Spitalfields are freehold and not leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can help the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are purchasing in Spitalfields in which case you should be shopping around for a Spitalfields conveyancing practitioner and be sure that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a tenant you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions such as requiring the freeholder’spermission to carry out changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a contribution towards the upkeep of the estate where the property is part of an estate. Your conveyancer should appraise you on the various issues.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Spitalfields conveyancing firm to assist?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Spitalfields conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Spitalfields flat is 1-41 Royal Tower Lodge 40 Cartwright Street in April 2013. the tribunal adding the agreed value of capitalised ground rents and the reversion the price to be paid for the freehold was £1,187,000 This case related to 41 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 107 years.

New build sellers have put forward a property lawyer and I've obtained a quote from them. It's nearly two hundred pounds cheaper than my own Spitalfields lawyer. Should I use them?

Housebuilders often have panels of solicitors who expedite matters and who know the seller’s documentation and lawyer. Plenty of developers offer an inducement to select their approved lawyer for this reason, any increased cost can be avoided and a builder won't suggest a conveyancing warehouse and run the risk of having the conveyancing delayed when they want exchange within a tight time frame. The argument for not agreeing to use the recommended property lawyer is that they may be hesitant to fight for your interests at the risk of upsetting the housebuilder. Where you have concerns that this may be the case you should remain with your high street Spitalfields lawyer.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Spitalfields regulated by the SRA

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

  • Squire Patton Boggs (uk) Llp, 7 Devonshire Square, London, London, EC2M 4YH
  • Blick & Co, 6 Artillery Passage, London, E1 7LJ
  • Ardens Solicitors, Longcroft House, 2/8 Victoria Avenue, Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4NS
  • Lovatt & Co, Norvin House, 45-55 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BD
  • Clyde & Co Llp, The St. Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Spitalfields

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Spitalfields with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Miles & Partners Llp, 88-90 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7EZ
  • Squire Patton Boggs (uk) Llp, 7 Devonshire Square, London, London, EC2M 4YH
  • Blick & Co, 6 Artillery Passage, London, E1 7LJ
  • Lovatt & Co, Norvin House, 45-55 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BD
  • Clyde & Co Llp, The St. Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR

Planning law solicitors in Spitalfields regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Spitalfields with expertise in planning law. This could include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Squire Patton Boggs (uk) Llp, 7 Devonshire Square, London, London, EC2M 4YH
  • Clyde & Co Llp, The St. Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
  • Aosphere Llp, One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD
  • Allen & Overy (holdings) Limited, One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD
  • Goward Property Law Llp, Holland House, 1-4 Bury Street, London, London, EC3A 5AW

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

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