My friend's sister is a conveyancer. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in South East London?
It’s wise to seek multiple conveyancing estimates. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. Whilst prices seem to be different but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is the case with most professions.
A relative advised me that in purchasing a property in South East London there could be various restrictions prohibiting external changes to the property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in South East London which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in South East London should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I'm the only beneficiary of my late grandmother’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in South East London. The South East London property was put into my name in February. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership may be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the property in February. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be caught by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the bank as this clause is chiefly there to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in South East London on 20/1/2026, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Virgin Money and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Virgin Money to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Will our lawyer be making enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in South East London.
Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers specialising in conveyancing in South East London. Plenty of people will buy a house in South East London, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.
Conveyancers are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that may be initiated by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better understanding of the risks in South East London. The conventional set of information given to a buyer’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard inquiry of the vendor to determine whether the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the vendor, then a purchaser could commence a compensation claim stemming from an inaccurate response. A purchaser’s solicitors may also carry out an environmental report. This will disclose whether there is any known flood risk. If so, additional investigations should be conducted.
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one near me in South East London I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in South East London for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in South East London. I've land on a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all this stuff done via phone that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
I've recently bought a leasehold flat in South East London. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Despite our best endeavours, we have been unsuccessful in trying to purchase the freehold in South East London. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
Where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a South East London premises is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 73.26 years.