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  • 1 Lewisham lawyer are the key to a successful Lewisham home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Lewisham since September 2023*

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Transfer

of house premises, Beacon Road, SE13 6EH completing on 14/09/2023 at a price of £825,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Purchase

of apartment Tyrwhitt Road SE4 1QD, purchased for £400,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of terraced premises, Wellmeadow Road, SE13 6SY completing on 08/09/2023 at a price of £953,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Transfer

of flat Wickham Road SE4 1PN, at buying consideration of £345,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lewisham

How do I search for the right solicitor to supply a quality service for my conveyancing in Lewisham?

Option 1 is to ask connections whom they would instruct.

Second, use a search tool on the web for conveyancing in Lewisham. Call two or three from the list and request that they send you their conveyancing quote and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee your conveyancing prior tocommitting.

Option 3 is to use our search tool to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your individual factors including area of the property,deadlines, complexity and who the proposed mortgage company is. Avoid the trap of appointing ninety nine pound conveyancing in Lewisham

Me and my fiancee are buying our first home. Our property lawyer has calledto ask if we wish to take out extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's relevant for conveyancing in Lewisham

The quantity and type of Lewisham conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the property, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your overall attitude to risk. What is important is that you properly appreciate what information the searches could provide. Then you can make a decision if you personally think you need that search. Should you be unsure, ask your conveyancing practitioner to explain.

Will conveyancers ask for money on account for my conveyancing in Lewisham?

If you are buying a property in Lewisham your lawyer will request that you to provide them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Generally this is needed to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any down payment is as part of the purchase price then this should be required shortly in advance of exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due will be payable shortly before completion.

Should our conveyancer be raising questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Lewisham.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Lewisham. Plenty of people will acquire a property in Lewisham, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that may be undertaken by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which can figure out the risks in Lewisham. The standard property information forms supplied to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard question of the vendor to determine if the property has historically flooded. If the property has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the seller, then a purchaser may bring a legal claim for losses resulting from an inaccurate response. A buyer’s lawyers will also carry out an enviro search. This will indicate if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be conducted.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Lewisham is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Lewisham are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Lewisham 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 Lewisham may ascertain 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 residence.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Lewisham

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Lewisham specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Ikie Solicitors Llp, 20 Marischal Road, Lewisham, London, London, SE13 5LG
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Simon Bethel Solicitors Limited, 58-60 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 5JH
  • Dpna Solicitors, 77 Ladywell Road, London, SE13 7JA
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Lewisham regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lewisham specialising in commercial conveyancing in Lewisham. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Jein Solicitors, Jein Buildings, 3 - 5 Lee High Road, Lewisham, London, SE13 5LD
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Simon Bethel Solicitors Limited, 58-60 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 5JH
  • Dpna Solicitors, 77 Ladywell Road, London, SE13 7JA
  • Cunningham Blake Solicitors, Spencer House, 3 Tranquil Vale, London, SE3 0BU

Planning law solicitors in Lewisham regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lewisham practicing in planning law. This could include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW

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

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