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5 reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Norbury

  • 1 The companies identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Norbury is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Norbury conveyancers work in conjunction with Norbury estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to clients every step of the way, with the aim of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 5 Regardless alternative companies inform you it could be important to attend your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to add Royal Mail into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Norbury since December 2024*

Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Florida Road, CR7 8EW completing on 17/12/2024 at a price of £425,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of terraced residence, Parchmore Road, CR7 8HA completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £330,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title

Sale

of semi property, Braemar Avenue, CR7 7RG completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £373,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion

Sale

of terraced property, Camden Gardens, CR7 8AY completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £540,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Norbury

My best friend’s sister is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get friends and family rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Norbury?

Do contrast pricing. Make use of our search tool on this page. Whilst fees seem to vary but the service one can expect differ between property lawyers as is true with most professions.

Will our solicitor be raising questions about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Norbury.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Norbury. Plenty of people will buy a house in Norbury, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Conveyancers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that may be initiated by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Norbury. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms supplied to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the seller to find out whether the premises has ever been 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 incorrect response. The buyer’s conveyancers will also commission an enviro search. This will disclose if there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be carried out.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Norbury. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Norbury

    There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

How difficult is it to swap firm as I need to find a firm on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Norbury five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Nationwide Building Society

It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Norbury on the Nationwide Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Norbury. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can contrast charges for conveyancing solicitors in Norbury and beyond.

We are 17 days into a freehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the estate agent to carry out the conveyancing in Norbury. I am am very disappointed with the level of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?

They would need to be very bad in order to consider changing them. Has the mortgage offer been sent? In the event that it has you must advise them of the replacement solicitor and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool will assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Norbury

I only have Sixty One years left on my flat in Norbury. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What are my options?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you have done all that could be expected to locate the lessor. In some cases an enquiry agent would be useful to conduct investigations and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Norbury.

I am the leaseholder of a basement flat in Norbury. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for a lease extension?

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

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Norbury premises is Flat 12, Newlands Court Streatham Common North in May 2012. the decision of the Tribunal was that the premium payable by the Applicants to the Respondent for the new lease of the Premises be £70,140. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 23.25 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Norbury regulated by the SRA

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

  • Surrey Solicitors, 1417-1419 London Road, Norbury, London, SW16 4AH
  • Deygoo & Co, 50 Foxley Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7DT
  • Tilbury Goddard, 792-794 London Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6YQ
  • Wimal & Co, 727b London Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6AU
  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Norbury regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Norbury but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY

Planning law solicitors in Norbury regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Norbury practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Crescent Law, 81 London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5HP
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG
  • Jeremy Marozzi & Co Solicitors, 12 Merton Park Parade, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3NT
  • Ashworths Solicitors Llp, The Old Exchange, 12 Compton Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7QD

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

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