"You can maximise the likelihood of hassle-free Conveyancing, with a Solicitor with experience transacting property in Golders Green. By building contacts with local authorities, your Solicitor can deliver Conveyancing with fewer delays, and keep you better informed and furthermore, any areas of particular consideration when buying or selling in Golders Green will also be examined in detail."

Local issues considered by Golders Green Conveyancing Solicitors:

Searches in Golders Green

If your are buying a property in Golders Green a property lawyer is required to conduct Searches (Con 29 enquiries, LLC1 and Con29 Part 2). The Local Authority for Golders Green is London Borough of Barnet Council, North London Business Park (NLBP), Oakleigh Road South, London, N11 1NP. Tel: 020 8359 2000 or out of hours emergencies on: 01925 444 406

Are you eligible for Golders Green stamp duty relief?

Purchases of property in Golders Green 'disadvantaged areas' are eligible for stamp duty. In England and Wales, they are based on local government wards and electoral divisions. These disadvantaged areas do not always coincide with postcode districts, so the postcode search tool cannot always be relied on. If a search does not confirm whether am property is in a disadvantaged area, your solicitor should contact the local authority. That said, for any purchase below £150,000, it is worth making a simple postcode search to find out if a property is in a Disadvantaged area.

Need more information regarding stamp duty relief? Call our specialist Golders Green team today.

My solicitor is not on my Lender's panel - what do I do?

Panels of solicitors are maintained by mortgage lenders in order to undertake legal work on mortgaged properties. However, mortgage lenders have started removing firms which do not carry out much work for them, or have not met certain additional criteria. These options are available to any homebuyer whose solicitor is not on their lender's panel:

• Try to obtain a mortgage from another lender who will instruct your Conveyancing solicitor.
• Instruct another firm of Conveyancing solicitors who are on your lender's panel to handle your Conveyancing.
• Continue with your present Conveyancing solicitor, but accept that a separate firm will also act for the lender, and that you will have to pay their costs in addition.

It is usually cheaper to have the same firm act both for you and your lender, and carry out all the conveyancing work in connection with a purchase and the mortgage. If you do not switch firms, your lenders will instruct a solicitor themselves. You are expected to pay these costs in addition to your own, and as this firm may have a heavy caseload with many other matters underway, you will not have the same ability to stay abreast of developments and apply more pressure if delays occur.