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Reasons to use our The Ridgeway conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal connections with The Ridgeway selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Using a high street Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in choosing a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Chances are that the other side’s conveyancers are located in The Ridgeway - if so sets of solicitors will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in The Ridgeway is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 The Ridgeway conveyancers have a crucial advantage when it comes to The Ridgeway conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in The Ridgeway since September 2023*

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Bostall Hill, SE2 0QY completing on 12/09/2023 at a price of £877,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Purchase

of flat Argyll Road SE18 6XB, purchased for £450,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Conveyance

of flat Victory Parade SE18 6FL, at a price of £383,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of house property, Nuxley Road, DA17 5JF completing on 25/09/2023 at a price of £370,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in The Ridgeway

We are purchasing a 3 bedroom flat in The Ridgeway with a mortgage. We like our The Ridgeway solicitor, however the mortgage company advise he's not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the bank panel solicitors or retain our The Ridgeway conveyancing practitioner and pay for one of their panel lawyers to represent them. This feels very unfair; can we not demand that the bank use our The Ridgeway lawyer ?

Unfortunately,no. Your mortgage offer is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your The Ridgeway conveyancing lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.

My partner and I are acquiring a newly built duplex in The Ridgeway and my lawyer is telling me that she is duty bound to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the developer. I am on a tight deadline to sign contracts and my preference is not to prolong matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancer. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

In looking at online forums for a high-quality lawyer in The Ridgeway, many comment that I should instruct a CQS accredited lawyer. What is CQS?

The Ridgeway Conveyancing Quality Scheme practices have achieved certification under the Law Society's Scheme (CQS) CQS was established to establish evidence of quality standards in the home legal process. CQS enables house movers to identify practices who provide a quality residential conveyancing. The Ridgeway is one of locations in England and Wales in which CQS are located. The scheme requires solicitors to undergo a strict assessment, compulsory training, self-certification, spot checks and annual reviews in order to maintain CQS status. It is available to solicitors and not licensed conveyancers and has the support of the Association of British Insurers.

I have been advised by my conveyancer that defective lease insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in The Ridgeway?

The right level of defective lease indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Barclays and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.

I'm the only recipient of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in The Ridgeway. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in November. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership could be considered the same way as though I had purchased the property in November. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be affected by that. Some lenders would take a practical view as this provision is principally there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of properties.

is it true that all The Ridgeway solicitor practices on the TSB conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the TSB approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be overseen by the CLC.

About to purchase a new build apartment in The Ridgeway. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in The Ridgeway

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in The Ridgeway for my house move. Is it possible to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

One can read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor telephone calls for training purposes.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in The Ridgeway regulated by the SRA

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

  • Toltops Solicitors, 41 Manton Road, Greenwich, London, London, SE2 0JE
  • Rees Myers Solicitors, Gunnery House, 9 - 11 Gunnery Terrace, Royal Arsenal, London, SE18 6SW
  • Margaret Olusegun, 3 The View, London, Bexley, SE2 0DX
  • A&c Solicitors, 2nd Floor, 7-9 Woolwich New Road, London, SE18 6EX
  • H E Thomas & Co, 16 Beresford Square, London, SE18 6AY

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in The Ridgeway regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in The Ridgeway practicing in commercial conveyancing in The Ridgeway. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Margaret Olusegun, 3 The View, London, Bexley, SE2 0DX
  • Cook Taylor, 3 Thomas Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HR
  • Anaysse-jacobs Solicitors, First Floor Offices, 33-35 Powis Street, London, London, SE18 6HZ
  • Atlantic Solicitors, Suite 209 Island Business Centre, 18-36 Wellington Street, Woolwich, London, London, SE18 6PF
  • James Solicitors, Ground Floor, 18-36 Wellington Street, London, SE18 6PF

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in The Ridgeway regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in The Ridgeway but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Suriya & Douglas, Suite B, 7th Floor, Charter House, IG1 1UF
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA

Neighboring Locations

Creekmouth
 Thamesmead
Plumstead
The Ridgeway
Crossness
Abbey Wood
 West Heath

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

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