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Reasons to use our East Dulwich conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Solicitor conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with East Dulwich selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers say it just might be necessary to attend your conveyancer to execute documents. There are enough parties engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 3 Personal touch together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. East Dulwich conveyancing can be made a lot more complicated due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor usually results in a more personalised service. Online forums often suggest that in using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 The companies identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in East Dulwich since February 2026*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East Dulwich

Do the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend conduct right to buy conveyancing in East Dulwich?

We do have a variety of conveyancing lawyers who can handle right to buy transactions Do call us with a view to obtain a costs calculation.

I am considering applying for a TSB mortgage for purchase of a new build (under development) in East Dulwich with 70% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for TSB ?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but TSB will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Yorkshire BS, do East Dulwich lawyers face a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

I have paid off my mortgage with UBS. I assume I don't need a East Dulwich lawyer on the UBS panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your UBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the UBS mortgage from the register. UBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where UBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. UBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your UBS mortgage has been paid off.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in East Dulwich. My financial adviser suggested a conveyancer. I paid an advanced payment of £175. A couple of days later, the lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Coventry BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

A colleague advised me that if I am purchasing in East Dulwich I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard East Dulwich conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about East Dulwich around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding East Dulwich.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a property in Neath but reside in East Dulwich. My conveyancer (based 235 kilometers awayneeds me to sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in East Dulwich to attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in East Dulwich

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can a leaseholder apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a East Dulwich conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?

Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a East Dulwich conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a East Dulwich premises is Flat 1 40-42 Ewelme Road in August 2012. the Tribunal assessed the premium for the lease extension in the sum of £11,800 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 61.81 years.

What makes a East Dulwich lease unmortgageable?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in East Dulwich. Most leases are drafted differently and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain sections are wrong. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    Maintenance charge proportions which don’t add up to the correct percentage

You may have difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Santander, The Mortgage Works, and Britannia all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is problematic they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the purchaser to pull out.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in East Dulwich regulated by the SRA

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

  • Glazer Delmar, 27-31 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET
  • Hall & Co, 399 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JN
  • William Bailey, 150 Lordship Lane, London, London, SE22 8HB
  • Hepburns Solicitors Llp, Unit 1 Blackwater Court, 17-19 Blackwater Street, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8SD
  • Gans & Co Solicitors Llp, 214-216 Rye Lane, Peckham, London, SE15 4NL

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in East Dulwich regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in East Dulwich 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
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE

Planning law solicitors in East Dulwich regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in East Dulwich practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG
  • Ricardina Bridges Ltd, 47 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1RH
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.