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Reasons to use our Tower Hill conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The accumulation of transactions means that Tower Hill conveyancer have established valuable connections with Tower Hill local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Tower Hill.
  • 2 The firms shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 3 Personal touch and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Tower Hill conveyancing can become a lot more stressful as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 Notwithstanding what other solicitors inform you it may be important to visit your solicitor to execute contracts. There are various parties with engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the mix.
  • 5 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Tower Hill are familiar with the local issues specific to Tower Hill and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Tower Hill since January 2025*

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Purchase

of flat Prescot Street E1 8RL, sold for £440,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Conveyance

of flat Maltby Street SE1 3GP, at a price of £999,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Keel Close, SE16 6BX completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £708,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Transfer

of apartment Lion Mills E2 7ST, at sale consideration of £680,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Tower Hill

As someone clueless as to conveyancing in Tower Hill what is your top tip you can impart concerning the home moving process in Tower Hill

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Tower Hill or throughout London is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of room for conflict between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For example, the seller, selling agent and on occasion your lender. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Tower Hill should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose role it is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.

There is a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor ahead of all other players in the home moving process.

My property lawyer in Tower Hill has never been on on the The Mortgage Works Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my family solicitor even though they are excluded from the The Mortgage Works panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

Your options are as follows:

  1. Carry on with your preferred Tower Hill lawyers but The Mortgage Works will need to use a conveyancer on their panel. This will result in additional overall conveyancing fees as well as result in delays.
  2. Get a new lawyer to to deal with the purchase, obviously checking they are on the The Mortgage Works panel

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Tower Hill

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Tower Hill and Solicitor partnerships in Tower Hill who provide Conveyancing services It is important to make clear that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in transferring property. They may both also conduct other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

We expect to receive a AIP from Aldermore 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 Aldermore recommend any Tower Hill solicitors on the Aldermore conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Tower Hill solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Aldermore through the process.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Tower Hill. I have a mortgage agreed with Yorkshire BS. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Yorkshire BS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.

My colleague recommended that if I am buying in Tower Hill I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Tower Hill conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Tower Hill around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Tower Hill Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Tower Hill.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Tower Hill. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Tower Hill

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

My father-in-law has encouraged me to use his conveyancing solicitors in Tower Hill. Do I follow his advice?

No doubt the best way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to have referrals from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor you're contemplating using.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Tower Hill regulated by the SRA

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

  • Trott & Gentry Llp, Rs Hubs, Ground Floor, 3 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7DD
  • Holman Fenwick Willan Switzerland Llp, Friary Court, 65 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2AE
  • Anglo Law Solicitors, Fenchurch Street, New London House, 2nd & 6th Floor, 6 London Street, London, London, EC3R 7LP
  • Phew Legal Services Limited, 6/7 St Mary At Hill, London, London, EC3R 8EE
  • Kennedys Law Llp, 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London, London, EC3M 5AD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Tower Hill regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Tower Hill practicing in commercial conveyancing in Tower Hill. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Trott & Gentry Llp, Rs Hubs, Ground Floor, 3 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7DD
  • Holman Fenwick Willan Llp, Friary Court, 65 Crutched Friars, London, London, EC3N 2AE
  • Friary Court Investments Ltd, 65 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2AE
  • Holman Fenwick Willan Middle East Llp, Friary Court, 65 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2AE
  • Holman Fenwick Willan Switzerland Llp, Friary Court, 65 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2AE

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Tower Hill regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Tower Hill but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • 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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