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Top reasons to use our service to help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Sydenham

  • 1 Sydenham conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Sydenham conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Sydenham is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor usually results in a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 There is a strong possibility the the conveyancers for the other party are located in Sydenham - if so sets of solicitors will be less confrontational
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers say it just might be important to attend your lawyer to execute legal papers. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sydenham since January 2025*

Sale

of semi-detached property, Wiverton Road, SE26 5HY completing on 14/01/2025 at a price of £940,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title

Sale

of semi premises, Knighton Park Road, SE26 5RJ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £569,250. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Transfer

of terraced property, Crampton Road, SE20 7AR completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £690,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of house premises, Mount Ash Road, SE26 6LZ completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £770,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sydenham

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

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Sydenham and Solicitor firms in Sydenham offering conveyancing It is important to make clear that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in transferring property. Both can handle associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

We were going to get a OIP from Leeds Building Society this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Leeds Building Society recommend any Sydenham solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Sydenham solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Leeds Building Society through the process.

The mortgage over my property is with Bank of Ireland for my property in Sydenham. Conveyancing has been completed months ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Bank of Ireland?

You must advise Bank of Ireland in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Bank of Ireland’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Bank of Ireland will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Bank of Ireland directly. You need not do this via a Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel lawyer.

Is it necessary to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a property in Sydenham?

Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you could expect lawyers delivering conveyancing in Sydenham to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Sydenham. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Sydenham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How does conveyancing in Sydenham differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Sydenham come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because builders in Sydenham typically acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Sydenham or who has acted in the same development.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Sydenham is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Sydenham are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Sydenham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sydenham may ascertain 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 property.

I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased mum’s Will, with a bungalow in Sydenham which is to be marketed. The house has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm told that many buyers solicitors will insist that it is completed before they will proceed. What's the mechanism for this?

In the situation that you have set out it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Sydenham regulated by the SRA

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

  • Rose Samuel Odele & Partners, 252 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, SE26 4NL
  • Monioro Less & Co, Suite 209, Regents House, 291 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, London, SE26 4QD
  • Charles Clarke & Co, 77 High Street, London, SE20 7HW
  • Ewings & Co, 148 High Street, London, SE20 7EU
  • Armstrong & Co, 2 Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3XU

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Sydenham

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Sydenham with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Rose Samuel Odele & Partners, 252 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, SE26 4NL
  • Monioro Less & Co, Suite 209, Regents House, 291 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, London, SE26 4QD
  • Kirvan Bond Solicitors, 107 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7DT
  • Ewings & Co, 148 High Street, London, SE20 7EU
  • Armstrong & Co, 2 Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3XU

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Sydenham regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Sydenham but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG

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

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