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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in East London’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in East London.

Reasons to use our East London conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Using a a family Solicitor in the main results in a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 2 East London conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful East London conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 3 The organisations identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 4 The East London conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in East London
  • 5 East London conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in East London since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East London

We are purchasing a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in East London who is on the Barclays solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local 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 Barclays . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in East London.

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

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in East London and Solicitor partnerships in East London offering conveyancing It is important to make clear that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of transferring property. Both can deal with associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

A colleague advised me that in buying a property in East London there may be various restrictions preventing external changes to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in East London which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external variations. Part of the conveyancing in East London should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Santander. East London conveyancing practitioners are chosen. How long does it take for Santander to issue the offer to the solicitor?

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

I have justbecome aware that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in East London for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to see if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of East London conveyancing specialists.

How does conveyancing in East London differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in East London contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because new home sellers in East London tend to 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 East London or who has acted in the same development.

I was pointed in your direction by numerous property agents in East London to get a quote from a solicitor using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to offer your site over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to make any commission for sending work our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a East London conveyancing firm to help?

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

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a East London premises is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 73.26 years.

What makes a East London lease defective?

Leasehold conveyancing in East London is not unique. All leases are drafted differently and legal mistakes in the legal wording can result in certain clauses are wrong. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    A provision to repair to or maintain elements of the building Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.

You could encounter a problem when selling your property if you have a defective lease primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Nationwide Building Society, Virgin Money, and Barclays Direct all have very detailed requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to provide security, obliging the purchaser to withdraw.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in East London regulated by the SRA

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

  • Rubinstein Phillips Lewis Smith Limited, 13 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5PB
  • Gordon Dadds Llp, 6 Agar Street, London, Greater London, WC2N 4HN
  • Spring Law Limited, 65 Chandos Place, London, WC2N 4HG
  • Hempsons, 40 Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NJ
  • Emersons Law Limited, 7 - 10 Adam Street, London, London, WC2N 6AA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in East London

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in East London specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Rubinstein Phillips Lewis Smith Limited, 13 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5PB
  • Hillary Cooper Law Limited, 53-59 Chandos Place, London, WC2N 4HS
  • Gordon Dadds Llp, 6 Agar Street, London, Greater London, WC2N 4HN
  • Spring Law Limited, 65 Chandos Place, London, WC2N 4HG
  • Hempsons, 40 Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NJ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in East London regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in East London but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY

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

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