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Conveyancing in South East London : Keep it Local

Main reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in South East London

  • 1 Excellent communication together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. South East London conveyancing can be made a lot more complicated because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in South East London regularly deal withlocal issues peculiar to South East London and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 3 Over the years South East London solicitor have developed excellent connections with South East London local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in South East London.
  • 4 South East London lawyers work in conjunction with South East London estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 5 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law practices delivering conveyancing in South East London regulated by the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in South East London since November 2025*

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Purchase

of apartment Strand WC2R 1AB, purchased for £1,180,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Purchase

of apartment Petty France SW1H 9HE, sold for £405,500. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of apartment Rathbone Place W1T 1JN, at the agreed consideration of £1,575,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Conveyance

of flat Greycoat Street SW1P 2QF, at a price of £510,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in South East London

Is there a reason to appoint a South East London conveyancing firm given that web based alternatives are so much cheaper?

By all means make sure that you shop around for conveyancing costs in South East London and you should seek a reasonable estimate but don’t become consumed with looking for the cheapest South East London conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can be the difference between a smooth and a stressful home move. You need to ensure that you have expert advice from a trusted lawyer. An e-mail can never be as helpful as a phone call and can never replicate a one to one meeting. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor that will handle your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, giving the sort of hand holding that you will never get with an online conveyancer. He or She will keep you updated on headway and keep you informed. If you ever need to call the firm you will know who to ask for and we'll ensure you're not left wondering what's going on.

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (6 years old) in South East London. Almost all the flats have already been occupied. Is it strictly necessary to order conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in South East London?

Where you are obtaining a mortgage, your mortgage company will need some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then South East London conveyancing searches are optional. No doubt your conveyancer, will ’encourage’, perhaps in the strongest possible terms, that you should not go ahead without searches, but he or she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you demand that your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or ask you to appoint a different lawyer for your conveyancing in South East London.

I purchased a freehold premises in South East London yet invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in South East London and has limited impact for conveyancing in South East London but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of fresh rentcharges post 1977.

Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 is to be extinguished.

I have 70 years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in South East London. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions right?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 25/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :

85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower.

We are selling our house in South East London and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A high street South East London conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a web based conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in South East London. Having lived in South East London for 4 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You need to check with 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 sickness)

My fiance and I have just become aware that one of the partners of the law firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in South East London is a relative of the vendor. Is this acceptable?

As long as no conflict arises this is allowable. If you are obtaining mortgage finance then the bank may have a say as many lenders have specific requirements on this. For example for Skipton Building Society as of 25/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :

1.15- May your firm act if the person dealing with the transaction or a member of his immediate family is the borrower?

Yes, provided the stipulations in 1.15 are strictly complied with.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in South East London regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in South East London with expertise in commercial conveyancing in South East London. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Ahc Solicitors Limited, 1 Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW
  • Rubinstein Phillips Lewis Smith Limited, 13 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5PB
  • Lee & Pembertons Trustee Company Ltd, Kinnaird House, 1 Pall Mall East, London, SW1Y 5AU
  • Jane Secretarial Services Limited, Kinnaird House, 1 Pall Mall East, London, SW1Y 5AU
  • L & P Nominees Ltd, Kinnaird House, 1 Pall Mall East, London, SW1Y 5AU

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in South East London regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in South East London 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
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY

Planning law solicitors in South East London regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in South East London specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Ahc Solicitors Limited, 1 Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW
  • Fortune Green Legal Practice Limited, Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London, WC2N 4JF
  • Hempsons, 40 Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NJ
  • Gordon Dadds Llp, 6 Agar Street, London, Greater London, WC2N 4HN
  • David Tang & Co, Suite 8 Nassau House, 122 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, London, W1D 5ER

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

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