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Top 5 reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in South Norwood

  • 1 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. South Norwood has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 2 This site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in South Norwood will be carried out by a law firm on your bank authorised panel.
  • 3 Lawyer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with South Norwood selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Regardless alternative companies may claim it just might be important to attend your conveyancer to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the pot.
  • 5 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. South Norwood conveyancing can be made significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in South Norwood since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in South Norwood

I require conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (6 years old) in South Norwood. The vast majority the properties have already been sold. Do I need carry out the conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in South Norwood?

You are opening yourself up to an unnecessary risk in refusing to carrying out South Norwood conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying mortgage free there is no legal necessity to have them, but we would strongly advise in no uncertain terms that your lawyer conducts them. Where time pressures and driving down costs are primary concerns you should discuss with your lawyer about the viability of search insurance

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in South Norwood costs more?

South Norwood leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

I am mortgaging my apartment in South Norwood, does my lawyer have to be on the Lloyds Conveyancing panel?

In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Lloyds conveyancing panel, but Lloyds would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as TSB, do South Norwood property lawyers incur a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

I am buying a property in South Norwood. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Kent Reliance have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that your lender is Kent Reliance your lawyer must check the conveyancing instructions contained in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Kent Reliance. The CML Handbook contains minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancing practitioners are required to report to Kent Reliance where a lease fails to meet these specifications. The provisions relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to South Norwood.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in South Norwood. My financial adviser suggested a property lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £175. Not long after, the property lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Barclays panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

What does commercial conveyancing in South Norwood cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in South Norwood incorporates a broad range of guidance, provided by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. For instance, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.

I am a fortnight into a residential purchase having been directed to a firm by the high street agent to execute conveyancing in South Norwood. I am am extremely frustrated with the quality of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?

They would need to be very poor in order to consider replacing them. Has the loan offer been generated? If so you will need to inform them of the new contact details and have the loan are re-sent. The solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental fees and delays. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool can help you find a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in South Norwood

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in South Norwood regulated by the SRA

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

  • Deton Solicitors, 28 Portland Road, South Norwood, London, London, SE25 4PF
  • Haider Kennedy Legal Services Ltd, 25 Station Road, London, SE25 5AH
  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF
  • Anne Cuthbert Solicitors, 55 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6PQ
  • Ewings & Co, 148 High Street, London, SE20 7EU

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in South Norwood regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in South Norwood practicing in commercial conveyancing in South Norwood. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF
  • Anne Cuthbert Solicitors, 55 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6PQ
  • Ewings & Co, 148 High Street, London, SE20 7EU
  • Deygoo & Co, 50 Foxley Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7DT
  • Bennett Welch & Co, Bank Chambers, Westow Hill, London, SE19 1TY

Planning law solicitors in South Norwood regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in South Norwood practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG

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