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Top reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Crayford

  • 1 Conveyancer conveyancing lawyers have very good personal connections with Crayford estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Crayford is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Crayford has a number to choose from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Crayford conveyancing can be made a lot more complicated as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Over the years Crayford conveyancer have developed very good 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 undertaking your conveyancing in Crayford.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Crayford since June 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Crayford

My friend's mother is a conveyancer. I hope that I will receive preferential rates for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Crayford?

You should contrast pricing. Make use of our search tool on this page. The amounts seem to contrast greatly but the service one can expect differ between property lawyers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

How does conveyancing in Crayford differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Crayford come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because new home sellers in Crayford typically buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Crayford or who has acted in the same development.

Is it possible to change solicitor as I need to select a firm on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Crayford round the corner but she is not accepted by Nationwide Building Society

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Crayford on the Nationwide Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Crayford. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Crayford.

My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the property agent has warned us that the owners will only issue a contract if we use their recommended solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Crayford

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this request. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to instruct your own,trusted Crayford conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will provide the estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by head office.

Planning to complete next month on a studio apartment in Crayford. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

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

    Details of the parties to the lease, for instance these could be the tennant, superior lessor, landlord Repair and maintenance of the premises The physical ownership of the property. This might be the flat itself but could also include a roof area or cellar if applicable. Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your property and do you know what it means in practice? Advice as to the provision as set out in the lease to pay service charges - in respect of the block, and the wider rights a lessee enjoys
For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Crayford please ask your conveyancer in advance of your conveyancing in Crayford.

I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can one apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Crayford conveyancing firm to represent me?

Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to decide the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Crayford property 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 remaining number of years on the lease was 76 years.

Why can't I complete our conveyancing in Crayford on a public holiday?

Because on completion the funds needs to be transferred electronically between the banks of the purchaser and owner’s solicitor and currently this can only occur on a business day. It is not possible to complete on a saturday or sunday either.

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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 Licensed Conveyancers in Crayford regulated by the CLC

Please be aware 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

Planning law solicitors in Crayford regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Crayford practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Apex Law Llp, 3 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HH
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX

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