Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Knightsbridge

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Why do I need a "lender approved" conveyancer?

Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your transaction at risk of delay or failure.

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

Reasons to use our Knightsbridge conveyancing solicitors

Knightsbridge conveyancers work in conjunction with Knightsbridge estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
Using a high street Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
Knightsbridge solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Knightsbridge home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
Property lawyer conveyancing lawyers have excellent personal connections with Knightsbridge selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Knightsbridge will be conducted by a solicitor on your lender’s authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Knightsbridge since December 2024*

Acquisition

of apartment Egerton Gardens SW3 2BY, sold for £1,500,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of house premises, Walton Street, SW3 2HH completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £2,350,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Transfer

of apartment Walton Street SW3 2JY, at purchase price of £750,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title

Purchase

of flat Brompton Road SW3 2AR, at a price of £815,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Knightsbridge

We are purchasing a purpose built apartment in Knightsbridge with a residential mortgage from Chelsea Building Society.We would like to retain our Knightsbridge conveyancing practitioner but Chelsea Building Society advised that her practice is not on their "panel". we are left little option but to use a Chelsea Building Society panel solicitor or retain our preferred solicitor and fork out for one of their panel ones to act for them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

Unfortunately,no. The mortgage issued to you is subject to its various provisions, one of which will be that solicitors needs to be on the Chelsea Building Society approved list. Until recently, most mortgage companies had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Chelsea Building Society

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

If you have finished paying off your Nationwide 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 Nationwide mortgage from the register. Nationwide, 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:

but are not moving to another property
where Nationwide has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
Nationwide has instructed the Land Registry to do so

The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Nationwide mortgage has been paid off.

I can not work out if my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called my Knightsbridge bank branch on various occasions and was informed it wasn't an issue and they would lend. My Knightsbridge conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called and was told they will not lend based on their specific requirements. Who do I believe?

Your property lawyer has to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook section two specifications for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

RBS have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a house in Knightsbridge has been accepted, what happens next?

The estate agent will need to be informed of your conveyancing practitioner's details (ensure that the conveyancers are on the bank’s panel). Call up RBS or your broker and finish off any outstanding paperwork. RBS will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or owners to schedule a slot for the valuation to take place. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. RBS will send the offer to you and your lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Knightsbridge.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Knightsbridge. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Knightsbridge of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How does conveyancing in Knightsbridge differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Knightsbridge approach us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because new home sellers in Knightsbridge typically acquire the land, 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 conveyancers 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 Knightsbridge or who has acted in the same development.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Knightsbridge is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Knightsbridge are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Knightsbridge you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Knightsbridge may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Knightsbridge. I happened to land on a site which seems to have the ideal solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Last updated 21/03/2025

Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Knightsbridge regulated by the SRA

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

Feltons, 14 Basil Street, London, United Kingdom, SW3 1AJ
Michael Lynn & Co, 8 Cheval Place, London, SW7 1ES
Decimus Fearon Llp, 186 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9QR
Ashley Wilson Solicitors Llp, 26 Ives Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW3 2ND
Svedberg Law, 125 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9AU

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Knightsbridge

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Knightsbridge practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

Michael Lynn & Co, 8 Cheval Place, London, SW7 1ES
Decimus Fearon Llp, 186 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9QR
Ashley Wilson Solicitors Llp, 26 Ives Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW3 2ND
Svedberg Law, 125 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9AU
Child & Child Limited, 4 Grosvenor Place, London, London, SW1X 7HJ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Knightsbridge regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Knightsbridge but also conveyancing across England and Wales.

Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
Stratega Law Ltd, Bldg 3 Chiswick Park, W4 5YA
Ldn Conveyancing Ltd, 3 Acton Hill Mews, W3 9QN
Quality Conveyancing Ltd, Westgate House, W5 1YY

Neighboring Locations

Mayfair


	Knightsbridge

Belgravia
Brompton

South Kensington

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