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Reasons to use our Crystal Palace conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Crystal Palace solicitors have a crucial advantage when it comes to Crystal Palace conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your sale or purchase
  • 2 Crystal Palace conveyancers work in conjunction with Crystal Palace estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, offering all the advice and support you need
  • 3 The Crystal Palace conveyancing firms that are identified are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Crystal Palace
  • 4 Regardless other companies inform you it may be important to visit your solicitor to execute contracts. There are enough parties involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the equation.
  • 5 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Crystal Palace since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Crystal Palace

We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Crystal Palace who is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Aldermore . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Crystal Palace.

I am purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Crystal Palace who is on the Chelsea Building Society solicitor. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Chelsea Building Society in certain locations such as Crystal Palace. We dont recommend any particular firm.

We are aiming to move property in April. Will my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Crystal Palace. Conveyancing firm was found before I stumbled across this website.

On the day of completion you will need to pick up the keys from the selling agent however this can only happen after the vendors solicitors advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be released. After that you will need to tell the removal men that you are ready to move in. We do not recommend a particular removal company but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in Crystal Palace or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Crystal Palace.

We expect to receive a OIP from Bank of Ireland this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Bank of Ireland recommend any Crystal Palace solicitors on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Crystal Palace solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Bank of Ireland through the process.

The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in Crystal Palace. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.

How does conveyancing in Crystal Palace differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Crystal Palace approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because builders in Crystal Palace usually buy the real estate, 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 used to new build conveyancing in Crystal Palace or who has acted in the same development.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one close by in Crystal Palace I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Crystal Palace for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a two maisonettes in Crystal Palace which have approximately forty five years left on the lease term. Will this present a problem?

There is no doubt about it. A leasehold flat in Crystal Palace is a deteriorating asset as a result of the shortening lease. The nearer the lease gets to zero years unexpired, the more it adversely affects the value of the premises. The majority of buyers and banks, leases with less than 75 years become less and less marketable. On a more positive note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the property for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of a residence with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Crystal Palace conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. A more straightforward and quicker method of extending would be to contact your landlord directly and sound him out on the prospect of extending the lease. You may find he or she is happy to negotiate informally and willing to consider your offer straight off, without having to involve anyone else. This will save you time and money and it could help you reach a lower price on the lease. You need to ensure that any new terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.

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

Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Crystal Palace conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Crystal Palace residence is Flat 1 4 Border Crescent in March 2012. the Tribunal decided that the sum payable by the Applicants to the Respondent in respect of the new lease for the subject property should be £11,616.00 (ElevenThousand and Six Hundred and Sixteen Pounds) This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 72.04 years.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Crystal Palace regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Crystal Palace specialising in commercial conveyancing in Crystal Palace. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Bennett Welch & Co, Bank Chambers, Westow Hill, London, SE19 1TY
  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF
  • Charles Clarke & Co, 77 High Street, London, SE20 7HW
  • Kirvan Bond Solicitors, 107 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7DT
  • Ewings & Co, 148 High Street, London, SE20 7EU

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Crystal Palace regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Crystal Palace but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG

Planning law solicitors in Crystal Palace regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Crystal Palace specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG

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