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Top reasons to let us help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Charlton

  • 1 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Charlton are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to Charlton and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 2 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers are based in Charlton - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be on good working terms
  • 3 The practices shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 4 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Charlton has a number to select from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 5 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Charlton will be carried out by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Charlton since January 2025*

Disposal

of apartment Woolwich High Street SE18 6EA, at the agreed amount of £355,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of flat Banning Street SE10 0FE, at buying sum of £375,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion

Purchase

of flat Pettacre Close SE28 0PB, acquired for £260,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of flat Lyell Street E14 0RQ, at the agreed amount of £400,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Charlton

It may have been a long time coming a loan offer from Santander for the refinancing of my 2 bedroom apartment is to be issued any day now. Could you put forward a cheap conveyancing solicitor in Charlton?

You have come to the wrong site to search for cut-price fees for conveyancing in Charlton. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint companies seducing you with ninety nine pound conveyancing in Charlton. The optimum outcome, in being led by cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you invoiced for extras and still not receive the service required.

Last February we completed a house move in Charlton. We have since encountered a number of problems with the house which we suspect were overlooked in the conveyancing searches. Do we have any recourse? What searches should? have been conducted as part of conveyancing in Charlton?

The question is vague as to the nature of the problems and if they are specific to conveyancing in Charlton. Conveyancing searches and investigations undertaken during the legal transfer of property are designed to help avoid problems. As part of the process, the vendor answers a form referred to as a Seller’s Property Information Form. If the information turns out to be inaccurate, then you may have a claim against the owner for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Charlton.

The Charlton conveyancing firm that just started acting on my purchase in Charlton have without warning shut down. I only went with them because I had to have a firm on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel and my previous Charlton lawyer was not. I cut them a cheque for £250 in advance. What should be my next steps?

If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Charlton. Conveyancing is necessary. What happens now?

Given that you are now to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you will need to find a conveyancing practitioner soon as you now have a pending deadline in which to complete the conveyancing. Every auction property should have a bespoke legal pack. This will likely include most,if not all of the documents that your conveyancer will need. If you have purchased leasehold property the legal pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation specific to leasehold premises. You must pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

I happen to be the single recipient of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Charlton. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in March. I want to move. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in March. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be impacted by that. Some lenders would take a practical view as this clause principally exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in January 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Lloyds are being difficult. The Charlton solicitor who is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Lloyds are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Lloyds have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Lloyds have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Lloyds may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Me and my brother own a terraced Edwardian house in Charlton. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and TSB. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Charlton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the position with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.

I am seeking to purchase a repossessed house in Charlton and the bank selling would like to complete inside a month. Do solicitors complete in this timeframe? Am I best advised to use a high street Charlton firm or an online organisation that advertises to offer speedy conveyancing?

Attend your Charlton shopping parade. Go in to two or three solicitor’s offices and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for an estimate. Set out your situation and try and obtain a commitment on time frames. Appoint the one that seems most efficient. Be sure to select a lawyer on the list of lawyers approved by your lender.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Charlton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Oasis Solicitors, 8 The Village, Charlton, London, SE7 8UD
  • Hudgell & Partners, 35-36 Market Street, London, SE18 6QP
  • Whitehorse Solicitors, Island Business Centre, 18-36 Wellington Street, London, SE18 6PF
  • Atlantic Solicitors, Suite 209 Island Business Centre, 18-36 Wellington Street, Woolwich, London, London, SE18 6PF
  • Hughes-narborough & Thomas, 83-85 Powis Street, London, SE18 6JX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Charlton regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Charlton with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Charlton. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Oasis Solicitors, 8 The Village, Charlton, London, SE7 8UD
  • Hudgell & Partners, 35-36 Market Street, London, SE18 6QP
  • Whitehorse Solicitors, Island Business Centre, 18-36 Wellington Street, London, SE18 6PF
  • James Solicitors, Ground Floor, 18-36 Wellington Street, London, SE18 6PF
  • Atlantic Solicitors, Suite 209 Island Business Centre, 18-36 Wellington Street, Woolwich, London, London, SE18 6PF

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Charlton regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Charlton but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Suriya & Douglas, Suite B, 7th Floor, Charter House, IG1 1UF

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

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