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  • 3 Newington conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 4 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s solicitors have offices in Newington - if so sets of conveyancers will be familiar
  • 5 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Newington registered with the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Newington since January 2025*

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Purchase

of flat Spurgeon Street SE1 4YJ, purchased for £645,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Transfer

of flat Great Suffolk Street SE1 1NZ, at the agreed amount of £453,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of flat Tyers Estate SE1 3JG, at the agreed amount of £490,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Purchase

of apartment Newington Causeway SE1 6DX, acquired for £392,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Newington

What is the most effective way to find the right lawyer to give a 1st class service for our conveyancing in Newington?

Option 1 is to ask the people you trust who they would recommend.

Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Newington. Ring two or three from the list and ask them to email you their conveyancing charges and speak to the lawyer who will handle the conveyancing prior tomaking your decision.

Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your unique factors including location,timings, complications and who the proposed lender is. Do not be fooled by £99 conveyancing in Newington

All was ready to move into my new home in Newington next Thursday. My conveyancer now wants me to supply her with proof of content and building insurance for the property as he says that he has to check this in his capacity as lawyer for the mortgage company. What does the insurance need to cover?

All property lawyers on acting for banks would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. These requirements are not specific to conveyancing in Newington.

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

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Newington and Solicitor firms in Newington offering conveyancing It is important to make clear that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. They may both also handle other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

Clydesdale have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a apartment in Newington has been accepted, now what?

The estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (be sure the conveyancers are on the bank’s panel). Call up Clydesdale or your broker and complete any relevant forms. Clydesdale will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to book an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. Clydesdale will send the offer to you and your conveyancers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Newington.

I have finally had an offer on a flat in Newington accepted, the sellers do nevertheless have an associated purchase. The sellers have offered on somewhere, but it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other properties booked. I have instructed a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Newington. What should be my next step? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with TSB?

It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Newington conveyancing search costs, etc). The first course of action is to check that your lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. As to the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a rising market the majority of buyers would apply for a home loan with TSB and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their lawyer to proceed with the conveyancing in Newington.

What does a local search reveal regarding the property I am buying in Newington?

Newington conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search plays a central part in most Newington conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject sections.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Newington. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Newington of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

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

Flying freeholds in Newington are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Newington you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Newington may determine 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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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Newington regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Newington practicing in commercial conveyancing in Newington. This may include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Waterfront Solicitors Llp, 14 Weller Street, London, SE1 1QU
  • The Sports Integrity Initiative Ltd, Unit L.f. The Leathermarket, Weston Street, London, SE1 3ER
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Rls Solicitors Limited, Suite 30-33, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 1TY

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Newington regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Newington but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG

Planning law solicitors in Newington regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Newington practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Deighton Pierce Glynn Limited, 8 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Greenberg Traurig Maher Llp, The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE1 9SG
  • Winckworth Sherwood Llp, Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London, London, SE1 9BB

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

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