Property Solicitors
Expert London property solicitors
If you are moving house or buying or selling an investment property, you need an experienced conveyancer who can deal effectively with any problems that may arise. Our experienced property solicitors offer a comprehensive service, seamlessly tying in sales and purchases and liaising with estate agents to ensure your transaction goes as smoothly as possible.
We have the expertise to resolve difficulties promptly and always work proactively to move matters forward efficiently. We provide clear communication and will make sure that you are kept updated throughout. We are accessible and respond quickly to calls, taking the time to discuss issues of concern and answer your questions as necessary.
Our costs will be clear from the outset and will include figures for additional expenses such as searches and Stamp Duty where appropriate.
We have the legal expertise to take on complex and high-value matters. We deal with a full range of property matters, including leasehold transactions.
We also offer commercial property services. Commercial leases are complex and involve extensive liabilities. We can advise you of the risks and ensure that any agreement you sign is in your best interests and business’s best interests.
Our property services
Property purchases
We know the importance of avoiding delays and hiccups in the property purchase process. If you ask us to deal with your conveyancing, we will start work straightaway, ensuring we are ready to deal with the necessary due diligence work as soon as the contract package is received from the seller’s solicitor. You can instruct us as soon as you start looking for a property so that we can verify your identity, which we are required to do, and obtain the initial information that we need from you.
Once the contract papers are received, we will apply for searches and go through everything that has been provided, raising enquiries with the seller’s solicitor. When we have the search results and satisfactory replies, we will report to you on the property, drawing your attention to anything you need to be aware of.
The next stage is to sign the contract, which will only become legally binding on exchange and provide us with cleared funds for the deposit. This is usually 10% of the purchase price and is paid to the seller’s solicitors on exchange. If you are tying in a sale, we can usually use the deposit from this. We will negotiate with you and the seller’s solicitor to agree on a date for completion, then contracts will be exchanged, and the completion date will be set.
We will carry out the final checks and let you know how much we will need from you. On the day of completion, we will send the balance of the purchase money to the seller’s solicitor and confirm with you as soon as this has been received. You will then be able to liaise with the estate agent to pick up the keys.
We deal with all types of property purchases, including new build, leasehold and shared ownership purchases.
Property sales
We always aim to move a property sale forward effectively, avoiding delays by providing information when requested and checking in regularly with the buyer’s solicitor to ensure they are also moving matters forward.
You can instruct us once you decide to market your property. We will send you the initial forms for completion, including property information and fixtures and fittings forms so that we can send out the initial contract documentation straightaway once a buyer is in place.
If you have a related purchase, we will work to ensure that both transactions are able to go ahead together without delays.
Leasehold matters
If you are a leaseholder, you are likely to have the following rights:
- The right to extend the lease
- The right, together with other flat owners in the building, to manage the freehold
- The right, together with other flat owners in the building, to buy the freehold, known as enfranchisement
Dealing with leasehold property is complex, and having an experienced leasehold property solicitor on your side will ensure that pitfalls are avoided. Our leasehold experts can represent you, notifying your freeholder of your wish to enforce your rights and negotiating where necessary to try and agree on the premium to be paid to extend a lease or buy the freehold.
If you and your fellow flat owners want to take over the right to manage your block, we can put the right structure in place, usually a flat management company, and guide you through the right to manage process.
Call us today if you have questions about lease extensions, enfranchisement, or the right to manage. We will be happy to help.
Commercial property
We deal with a range of commercial property transactions, including commercial leases. These are onerous, and it is crucial to understand the liabilities you are agreeing to before you sign. For most businesses, a commercial lease is one of the biggest investments. We can ensure that you have the flexibility and security that you need.
Our commercial lease solicitors can advise on issues including:
- Repairing and insuring clauses
- Rent review provisions
- Turnover rent provisions
- Service charge increases
- Security of tenure
- Break clauses
- Permitted use
- Restrictive covenants
- Subletting and assignment
We can vet a contract on your behalf and advise you on the implications of signing. Where appropriate, we will negotiate on your behalf with the solicitor for the freeholder to ensure that you have the right agreement for your needs.
Contact Us
If you are thinking of buying or selling property, or you need help with another property-related matter, contact us. We will be delighted to represent you.
You can email us at info@erbiller.com or ring us on 020 8912 6020.
