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Top 5 reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Purley

  • 1 The companies listed on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 This site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Purley will be conducted by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 4 Purley property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Purley conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your conveyancing
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Purley is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Purley since January 2025*

Sale

of semi-detached residence, Ensign Close, CR8 2JQ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £970,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of terraced residence, Hillground Gardens, CR2 6FE completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £625,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Conveyance

of apartment Edgehill Road CR8 2NB, sold for £442,250. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title

Disposal

of detached residence premises, Penwortham Road, CR2 0QS completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £735,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Purley

Do I find a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Purley?

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Purley and Solicitor partnerships in Purley who can help with your conveyancing It is important to make clear that both are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in transferring property. Both can conduct associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Purley off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with RBS. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with RBS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel.

At last I have had an offer on a maisonette in Purley accepted, the owners do nevertheless have an associated purchase. The owners have offered on somewhere, however it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other apartments in the pipeline. I have instructed a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Purley. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Clydesdale going?

It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs too early (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Purley conveyancing search fees, etc). The first thing to do is ensure that your property lawyer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. As to the next phase this very much depends on the uniqueness of your transaction, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market some purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Clydesdale and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they request their solicitor to press on with searches.

We are downsizing from our house in Purley and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Purley conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers are using an online conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Purley. We have lived in Purley for six years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get clarification that there is no issue.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Purley. Now, I need the files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call 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 Purley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Purley ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks tend refuse to grant a loan on a flying freehold home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Purley. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Purley especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Purley.

How simple is it to use the search tool to find a conveyancing practitioner in Purley on the approved list for my mortgage?

1st select a bank such as National Westminster Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Alliance & Leicester then type in your location for instance Purley. Conveyancing firms in Purley and further afield will then be identified.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Purley. Before I get started I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Purley - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I am the leaseholder of a ground-floor 1950’s flat in Purley. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for the purchase of the freehold?

Where there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the price.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Purley premises is The Woodlands 95 Purley Park Road in April 2009. The Tribunals own valuation produced the figure of £37,912. This case was in relation to 6 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 78.32 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Purley

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Purley practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Forman Limited, Palmerston House, 814 Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2BR
  • Alfred James & Co Solicitors Llp, Alfred James House, 406a Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6AN
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Rowe Radcliffe, 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2NJ
  • Terence Flynn & Co, 26a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RA

Planning law solicitors in Purley regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Purley practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ
  • Crescent Law, 81 London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5HP

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Purley usually involves the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (if relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Wallington
Waddon
South Croydon
Purley
Riddlesdown
Coulsdon
Kenley

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

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