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Reasons to use our Southwark conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Personal touch and pure property experience are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Southwark home moves can be made significantly more protracted as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Southwark solicitors work in partnership with Southwark estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, offering all the advice and support you require
  • 3 Southwark lawyer are the key to a successful Southwark conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Southwark
  • 5 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal connections with Southwark selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Southwark since December 2025*

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Sale

of flat Old Kent Road SE1 4NU, at buying price of £325,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion

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Sale

of apartment Thomas More Street E1W 1YD, at sale price of £695,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of flat Cavell Street E1 2JA, at sale price of £317,600. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

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Purchase

of flat Bethnal Green Road E2 0AA, sold for £450,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Southwark

I am about to exchange on the purchase of a house in Southwark but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have managed to agree recompense from the current proprietors in the sum of £2k by way of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of a side agreement yet Clydesdale will not permit this. Should they have been involved?

Your property lawyer being on a Clydesdale conveyancing panel is duty bound to disclose to Clydesdale of any variations to the sale price. If you prohibit your lawyer to disclose the price change to Clydesdale then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Clydesdale and you would have to appoint a new property lawyer for your conveyancing in Southwark.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when buying a house in Southwark? or I am told that there is historic law that could mean that owners of property living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Southwark?

Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you can expect lawyers conducting conveyancing in Southwark to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Southwark?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Southwark. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Southwark is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Southwark are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Southwark you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Southwark may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Southwark for my purchase. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training purposes.

Our conveyancing in Southwark is completing next Friday, but the owners I am purchasing off wishes to move out the next day at PM. Should I accept this?

It is not possible to complete on a Saturday due to the bank systems are not operational.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Southwark regulated by the SRA

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

  • Greenberg Traurig Maher Llp, The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE1 9SG
  • Maunsell Bower, 167-169 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Bryan O'connor & Co, St Margaret's House, 18-20 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1TS

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Southwark

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Southwark with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Greenberg Traurig Maher Llp, The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE1 9SG
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Issat Timm Solicitors Limited, 175-177 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Bryan O'connor & Co, St Margaret's House, 18-20 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1TS

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Southwark regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Southwark with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Southwark. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Greenberg Traurig Maher Llp, The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE1 9SG
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Bryan O'connor & Co, St Margaret's House, 18-20 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1TS
  • Rls Solicitors Limited, Suite 30-33, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 1TY

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

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