What are the conveyancing costs in Kentish Town?
The conveyancing costs are broken into two sections: the fixed fee you pay your solicitor, and the conveyancing disbursements (known as third-party costs). Here is a transparent breakdown of both costs for property transactions in your area.
1. Solicitor Legal Fees
At SAM Conveyancing, our fixed legal fees remain consistent nationwide, regardless of your property's location. We provide a guaranteed fixed fee for standard residential conveyancing based on your property's purchase price, its tenure (freehold or leasehold), and whether your transaction involves a mortgage or utilises affordable housing schemes such as shared ownership. Below are the current fixed conveyancing fees for a standard freehold valued at £250,000.
- Sale or Purchase: £748 INC VAT INC VAT (plus an additional £60 INC VAT if purchasing with a mortgage).
- Transfer of Equity: £399 INC VAT INC VAT
- Help to Buy Loan Repayment: £333 INC VAT INC VAT
- Shared Ownership Staircasing: £748 INC VAT INC VAT
- Remortgage: £399 INC VAT INC VAT
- Lease Extension: £720 INC VAT INC VAT
2. Conveyancing Disbursements (Third-Party Costs)
Disbursements are fixed third-party fees paid to external bodies (like local councils and HM Land Registry) to complete your legal paperwork. These costs shouldn't vary too much from solicitor to solicitor.
- Property Purchase Tax (SDLT / LTT): Calculated dynamically based on your purchase price, your buyer status (such as a first-time buyer), and whether the property is located in England or Wales.
- HM Land Registry Fee: Ranges from £20.00 to £1,105.00, scale-calculated dynamically based on your property’s purchase price and whether it is an existing registered property or a new build.
- Conveyancing Search Bundle: £325 INC VAT (Includes Local Authority, Water & Drainage & Environmental)
- Online ID Fee: Ranges from £15 to £48 and avoids having to send personal documents in the post or visit our office in order to prove your ID.
- Mortgage Portal Fee: The cost to download your mortgage offer and communicate with your lender. It is £12 if your mortgage lender uses the Lender Exchange portal, or £45 INC VAT if they use the LMS Portal.
Conveyancing search costs and turnaround for Kentish Town
Search Provider | Cost | Turnaround Time |
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Search Provider London Borough of Camden Council This is the local authority search, which is mandatory if you are obtaining a mortgage. | Cost £234.00 INC any VAT | Turnaround Time 11 to 15 Working Days |
Search Provider Thames Water This is the Water & Drainage Search, which is mandatory if you are obtaining a mortgage. | Cost £83.40 INC VAT | Turnaround Time 1 to 3 working days |
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Why choose SAM Conveyancing Solicitors in Kentish Town?
We are a hand-selected panel of SRA-regulated solicitors who deliver to you the high standards we expect, and you'll have a member of the SAM team to guide you through the process from start to finish. Just 1 person you know by name can email or call directly and get your question answered on the same day (normally instantly).
Doing it our way, we've helped over 56,000 clients and gained all the experience from the different transactions. From pressurising agents to complex legal enquiries, and even overcoming issues with your mortgage lender. Our strap line is Property Challenges Solved because that is simply what we do, day in, day out.
Get in contact today and see from the very first call why we are the best conveyancing solicitors for a property transaction in Kentish Town.
Expert Tip: Check your leasehold management pack
When buying a leasehold apartment in Kentish Town, navigating the Building Safety Act 2022 is critical. Your solicitor must obtain a valid EWS1 certificate and an executed Leaseholder Deed of Certificate to ensure you are legally protected from inheriting historical cladding and fire-safety remediation costs.
You can find this information in the LPE1 form and leasehold management pack provided by the managing agent.
Partner & Conveyancing Solicitor
We're first-time-buyer friendly
86% of our purchase clients are First-Time Buyers, so we are hyper-attuned to what you need when buying your first home.
- We take the time to explain the process
- We offer tips on timescales
- We keep it real, never overpromising
Islamic finance solicitors
Specialists in Sharia-compliant conveyancing for Islamic mortgages.
- Can review, advise and negotiate with all Sharia Mortgage Lenders.
- Terms of the contract fully explained with confirmation of Sharia compliance and UK legal compliance.
- We can help with Ijara (Lease), Diminishing Musharaka (Reducing Partnership), and Murabaha (Cost-Plus Financing).
New build solicitors
Our conveyancing solicitors are skilled with new-build purchases to help you navigate the transaction.
- Fixed Fees
- Your conveyancing deposit will be protected by our no sale, no fee policy.
- Independent advice, not developer-led.
Our Conveyancing Services
We can help with all of your conveyancing needs; simple to complex, and always affordable.
- Purchase
- Sale
- Transfer
- Remortgage
- Help to Buy Repayment
- Help to Buy Sale or Transfer
- Auction Sale or Purchase
- Shared Ownership Sale & Purchase
- Shared Ownership Staircasing
- Lease Extension
- Purchase of Freehold
- New Builds & Off-plan Purchases
- First Time Buyers
- Second Homes
- Buy to Let landlords
Fixed quote for our legal costs plus a budget-friendly breakdown of third-party disbursements.
Your sale or purchase is protected by our no sale, no fee guarantee.
Our panel solicitors are pre-approved to work with 99% of mortgage lenders in England & Wales.
Panel solicitors accredited by the Conveyancing Quality Scheme; regulated by the SRA.
Residential Conveyancing Solicitors in and around Kentish Town
Our Kentish Town conveyancing solicitors can help you with your conveyance locally or in any of the surrounding areas, including Primrose Hill, Camden, Holloway, Tufnell Park, Belsize Park, Barnsbury and Hampstead.
We have many offices throughout England and Wales, so you can find a solicitor near you.
- Crowndale Court NW1 1TY
- Rochester Road, NW1 9JH
- Gloucester Place, Marylebone NW1 6DX
- Camden Court, NW1 0SX
- Kiln Place NW5 4AL
- London Square (apartments, various sizes) – 423-425 Caledonian Rd, London N7 9BQ
Developed by London Square
Kentish Town Property Prices
Average property price in Kentish Town Source: UK House Price Index lasted updated on 26/06/2026 | £963,826 |
What is the population of Kentish Town: Source: Office for National Statistics lasted updated in the 2021 Cencus | 13,417 (2011) |
Thinking of moving to Kentish Town?
Kentish Town is a district and area of North London (some would say North West London, but this would be splitting hairs) in the London Borough of Camden. It has a long history and, curiously, was the home of several piano and organ manufacturers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Among various other idiosyncrasies of the area, a network of streets in the East of Kentish Town has streets named after places or people connected with Christ Church, Oxford, such as Oseney, Busby, Gaisford, and Caversham. Some of the freehold of these streets is still in the name of Christ Church Oxford and there's a similar story in a network of streets in the north of the area, which was part of a large estate owned by St John's College, Cambridge.
Regarding landmarks and attractions for this well-connected and desirable area, there is the Forum, a music venue open for decades and perennially relevant, showcasing many different styles of music; The Dandy Lion market, with its mix of independent vintage items and affordable arts and crafts objects (Kentish Town Road/Islip Street); the beautiful Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Andrew and, of course, Camden with its world-famous markets. Other attractions are within easy reach and Central London is but a bus ride or longer walk away.
Royal Free Hospital, Pond St, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG
The Whittington Hospital, Magdala Ave, London N19 5NF
St Pancras Hospital, 4 St. Pancras Way, London, NW1 0PE
Kentish Town has various train stations: the Northern Line Tube Station of the same name, which makes Central London only around 10 minutes away; Kentish Town Overland, which is on the Thameslink, connecting Bedford and Brighton; and Kentish Town West, which offers more overland services. The Kentish Town Road is the A400 and the A1 is within easy reach. It also connects to the A406 North Circular Road and the M1 for the motorway network. There are numerous red London buses for short hops.
Distance to Airports from Kentish Town
| Airport | miles by car |
| London City Airport | 9.2 miles |
| Heathrow Airport | 14.5 miles |
| Luton Airport | 24.4 miles |
Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Rd, Tufnell Park, London NW5 1UJ
The Bridge Secondary School, 28 Carleton Rd, London N7 0EQ
Parliament Hill School, Highgate Rd, Highgate, London NW5 1RL
Local conveyancing solicitor
Are local, licensed conveyancing solicitors near me more expensive?
Buyers and sellers alike often start the process by searching online for conveyancing solicitors in Kentish Town. But, can you find a better service, when you widen the search?
With advanced online security, you are no longer restricted to having to work with a licenced conveyancer near you. Often, an online conveyancing solicitor who specialises in property transactions will be preferable to a local one.
Affordable Housing Schemes
Several affordable housing schemes in Kentish Town help make buying a property more achievable. The work is more complex, and we have specialist conveyancing solicitors to handle the following:
- Shared Ownership Solicitors
- Right to Buy Solicitors - speak to London Borough of Camden Council to find out if you are eligible
- Discount Market Sale - check with London Borough of Camden Council if they are running a DMS scheme
Kentish Town conveyancing solicitors
You can rest assured that you're in good hands with us. We hand select our panel for skill and experience, from a simple purchase to complex transactions with specialist ownership structures and deeds of trust.
Is the property over 5 storeys (11m)?
Many leasehold properties in Kentish Town are in large buildings which now require an EWS1 certificate to confirm if the cladding is fire safe. Thankfully 2022's leaseholder protections mean that most leaseholders are not burdened with the cost of remediation of any defective cladding, but you will need to see the seller's Deed of Certificate to prove that the lease doesn't come with a nasty (and expensive) surprise.
Be particularly wary of purchasing a share of freehold as the freeholders may become liable for the cost of remedying defective cladding. Our specialist leasehold solicitors Kentish Town are well experienced with handling all of these added complications, so you will be in safe hands with SAM. Property Challenges Solved.
Look no further for your residential conveyancing solicitor in Kentish Town
Whatever your property challenge, we can solve it.
Selling a property
Your expert conveyancing solicitor's role when selling a property will include:
- Draft contracts – Your conveyancing solicitor drafts the initial legal contract to be sent to the buyer's solicitor.
- Responding to enquiries – your solicitor responds to any questions the buyer's solicitor may have (this is where you'll find out if you are missing documents, which can cause delays to your sale).
- Investigating issues – your solicitor may need to complete further investigation to try and satisfy them.
- Exchange contracts – once the buyer's solicitor has satisfied their enquiries, contracts are finalised and exchanged.
- On the day of completion – your solicitor receives the money for the sale, discharges the mortgage (if required), pays the estate agent, deducts their fee and then sends the net sale proceeds to you.
- Post completion – your solicitor receives the DS1 discharge documents and, when leasehold, settles your liabilities for ground rent and service charges.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for selling a property starts from £748 INC VAT.
Buying a home
- Draft contracts – Your solicitor reviews the draft contract sent by the seller's solicitor.
- Raising enquiries – your solicitor will ask the seller's solicitor questions based on the contract, title, and property documents to protect you from any nasty surprises.
- Exchange contracts – once your solicitor is satisfied with their enquiries, they agree with the seller to finalise and exchange contracts
- Day of completion – on the day of completion, your solicitor transfers the money for the sale.
- Post completion – following completion, your solicitor makes an application to HM Land Registry to register you as the new owner.
Our Kentish Town conveyancing solicitors' cost for buying a property starts from £748 INC VAT.
Add or remove someone from a property title
With a Transfer of Equity, you can buy someone out of a shared property and remove them from the title, or add someone to the title to transfer ownership of a share of the property, making them a joint owner. This service includes:
- Property solicitors' fees, including ID checks, office copies
- HM Land Registration fees
- (if party being removed) ID1 Form verification fee
- (if mortgage) Change of mortgage fee
- (if leasehold) Notice fee to freeholder
Our Kentish Town conveyancing solicitors' cost for a Transfer of Equity starts at £399 INC VAT.
If someone is giving up their share of the property for less than market value, they may be required to get independent legal advice, which will be an additional expense.
Switch your mortgage deal in Kentish Town
Your remortgage solicitor will perform all the necessary checks, review your new mortgage offer, and update HM Land Registry post-completion. The process is similar to when you purchase but should take less time, as the solicitor doesn't need to raise any legal enquiries.
If you own a leasehold property, your solicitor must carry out extra work to investigate the lease terms. Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for a remortgage in Kentish Town starts at £399 INC VAT.
Purchase the next chunk of your equity
When you're ready to buy the next chunk of the equity in your shared ownership property, a conveyancer will be required to handle:
- The bank transfer;
- obtaining a mortgage redemption statement from your existing lender;
- receiving your new mortgage offer and confirming the lender terms;
- receiving the memorandum of staircasing;
- handling completion;
- filing SDLT form (if required); and
- registration at the Land Registry.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for shared ownership staircasing in Kentish Town starts at £823 INC VAT.
If you need to add someone to the legal title, you will need to pay an additional fee for a transfer of equity.
Paying off your Help to Buy equity loan
You'll need a solicitor to:
- Receive redemption letter;
- review title for ownership and restrictions;
- obtain Authority to Complete;
- draft a deed of postponement for your current lender;
- handling completion;
- bank transfer; and
- if repaid in full, removal of the loan restriction at the Land Registry.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for Help to Buy loan redemption in Kentish Town starts at £333 INC VAT.
Price based on a freehold with the loan being repaid in full using savings.
Conveyancing FAQs
What are the conveyancing costs?
Fees vary between online conveyancing solicitors, high street conveyancers or housing solicitors introduced by your estate agent.
The actual conveyancing costs, outside of the legal work, should be fixed, including:
For buyers: stamp duty, land registration, property searches, ID searches and leasehold charges (if buying a leasehold property).
For sellers: office copies, title plan and management information (if selling a leasehold property).
Make sure to budget for all of the above conveyancing costs and to get a fixed fee conveyancing quote from several firms, to compare value.
Making the right choice of solicitor is key to the whole process:
- Cheap Conveyancing
- Fast Conveyancing
- Best Conveyancing Service
Can your solicitor exchange within 28 days (New Build)?
It is fairly standard practice for new build developers to put you on notice that you have 28 days within which to exchange and our solicitors are highly experienced in handling this kind of conveyancing.
The solicitors representing the developers will usually pre-package legal work and often you will be permitted to exchange contracts conditionally upon the sale of your own property (if relevant).
If you are in this situation, speak to us as soon as possible on 0207 112 5388 and our solicitors can then work on your behalf to agree a timetable for exchange.
