Renting is the norm across much of Brent, and property solicitors here do as much landlord and tenant work as conveyancing. Tenants bring deposits that were never protected, disrepair that the landlord ignores, illegal evictions and rent repayment claims against unlicensed landlords; landlords, many of them owning a single converted house in Willesden or Harlesden, need advice on the council's licensing schemes, on the notices that have to be served before possession, and on the rules that have tightened around section 21. Houses in multiple occupation are everywhere, and possession and tenancy cases from the borough are heard at the county court in Willesden. Leaseholders and tenants on estates under regeneration in South Kilburn and Stonebridge have rights to rehousing and compensation that need a solicitor to enforce.
Conveyancing follows the borough's housing. The 1930s semis of Kingsbury, Queensbury, Kenton and Sudbury are freehold and straightforward, apart from unconsented extensions and drifting boundaries. The Victorian terraces of Kilburn, Kensal Rise, Queen's Park and Willesden Green are expensive, often converted into flats with short leases and absent freeholders, and lease extensions and collective freehold purchases are a regular job. Wembley Park and Alperton have new leasehold flats by the thousand, where service charges, ground rents, estate management fees and building safety certificates must be checked before exchange. Houses bought by extended families in several names need a declaration of trust.
Commercial property is dominated by Park Royal, where industrial leases, rent reviews, dilapidations and the approach of the HS2 station at Old Oak Common keep solicitors busy, and by the shop units of Wembley, Kilburn High Road and Harlesden.
Brent conveyancers quote fixed fees; searches, Land Registry fees and stamp duty should be itemised.
Property firms serving Brent are listed below, verified firms first and then by distance. Read landlord and tenant law, what conveyancing is, the legal fees for buying a house, commercial property law and the general property solicitors page.
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