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Reasons to use our Crayford conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Crayford property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Crayford conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase
  • 2 Chances are that the other side’s solicitors are located in Crayford - if so sets of solicitors will be familiar
  • 3 Using a a family Solicitor on the whole results in a more personalised service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Experience means that Crayford solicitor have established excellent working relationships with Crayford local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Crayford.
  • 5 The practices shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Crayford since November 2025*

Acquisition

of apartment Townhall Square DA1 4FH, purchased for £260,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Station Road, DA1 3QG completing on 21/11/2025 at a price of £347,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Sale

of terraced property, Crayford Way, DA1 4JY completing on 27/11/2025 at a price of £382,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of house property, Rectory Close, DA1 4RP completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £425,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Crayford

Having been suggested to visit your service we were going to use a conveyancing solicitor in Crayford listed on your site but stumbled across some other quotes via the web look cheaper – why is this?

You can find plenty of firms advertising alleged cheap conveyancing, but supplementalcharges result in the completion invoice totally different to the one you expected. In accordance with regulatory requirements fees listed in terms of business should be equitable invoiced The conveyancers that we list for conveyancing in Crayford specify all legal fees for a residential conveyancing transaction.

My fiancee and I are purchasing our first house. The solicitor has contact usto enquire if we want to order supplemental conveyancing searches. As novices we have no idea as to what's necessary for conveyancing in Crayford

The number and type of Crayford conveyancing searches should be dictated entirely on the property, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your familiarity of the area and risks, your general attitude to risk. What is important is that you properly understand what information each search could supply. Then you can decide if you consider that you need that information. Where you are unclear, ask the property lawyer to advise.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Crayford

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Crayford and Solicitor partnerships in Crayford who provide Conveyancing services It is important to make clear that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of transferring property. The two can deal with associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Clydesdale. Crayford conveyancing solicitors have been instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Clydesdale?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Clydesdale conducted the survey? Have you advised Clydesdale as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

My offer on a detached house in Crayford has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The sellers have offered on on an apartment, however it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have instructed a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Crayford. What do I do now? At what stage do I apply for the mortgage with Aldermore?

It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Crayford conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you should check that your solicitor is on the Aldermore approved list. Concerning the subsequent phase this very much depends on the specifics of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market the majority of buyers would apply for a home loan with Aldermore and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their solicitor to press on with searches.

Will my lawyer be raising questions about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Crayford.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Crayford. Plenty of people will buy a house in Crayford, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Solicitors are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that may be undertaken by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better appreciation of the risks in Crayford. The conventional set of property information forms supplied to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard inquiry of the seller to determine if the premises has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred and is not revealed by the vendor, then a buyer may commence a compensation claim resulting from an inaccurate response. A purchaser’s conveyancers should also conduct an environmental report. This should disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be made.

I am using a search engine for the term conveyancing in Crayford it shows results of many property lawyersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancing solicitor for the sale of my house?

The preferential method of finding the right conveyancer is via personal testimonial, so seek the guidance of friends and relatives who have purchased a property in Crayford or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Fees for conveyancing in Crayford differ, so it's advisable to secure at least three fee calculations from varying types of property lawyers. Be sure to seek confirmation that the charges are guaranteed not to rise.

Expecting to sign contracts shortly on a studio apartment in Crayford. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they are sending me a report next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Crayford should include some of the following:

    Rent payments - how much and what the invoice dates are, and also know whether this will change in the future What remedies are open the freeholder should you have violated the provisions of the lease? Who has the liability for maintaining the window frames What you can do if an adjoining owner is in violation of a provision in their lease? Who has the liability to repair and maintain the block. It is important for you to know who is responsible the repair and maintenance of every part of the building
For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Crayford please ask your conveyancer in ahead of your conveyancing in Crayford.

Following months of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Crayford. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Crayford conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Crayford flat is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case affected 13 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 76 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Crayford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Graham Dawson & Co, Westminster House, 80d Bexley High Street, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1LE
  • Estate And Corporate Solicitors Ltd, 57 Hythe Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1BG
  • Richard R Thomas Limited, C/o T G Baynes, Broadway House, 208 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7BG
  • Michael A Clark Limited, C/o T G Baynes, Broadway House, 208 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7BG
  • Simon C Potts Limited, C/o T G Baynes, Broadway House, 208 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7BG

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Crayford

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Crayford specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Caroline Mathews Solicitors, 57 Perry Street, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4RB
  • Graham Dawson & Co, Westminster House, 80d Bexley High Street, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1LE
  • Augustine Clement, 1st Floor 3 Market Place, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7DU
  • Neves Scott, 8a Hythe Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2AG
  • Dorcas Funmi & Co, 12 Brook Street, Erith, Kent, DA8 1JQ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Crayford regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Crayford but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB

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

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