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Cheap conveyancing in Wapping does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Reasons to use our Wapping conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 There is a better than average chance that the the conveyancers for the other party are located in Wapping - if so both parties will be less confrontational
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personalised service. Online forums often suggest that in appointing a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Wapping is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 The Wapping conveyancing practitioners that are identified are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Wapping
  • 5 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Wapping regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wapping since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wapping

I plan on acquiring a ground floor flat in Wapping. My Solicitor has never been on on the mortgage company approved panel. Can I still use my Wapping conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the mortgage company approved list?

Your options include

  • Carry on with your chosen Wapping lawyer but your mortgage company will need to use a conveyancer on their approved list. The net result is additional cost and potential delay.
  • Choose a new solicitor to conduct the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel.
  • Convince your conveyancing practitioner to apply to join the mortgage company panel

We are acquiring a new build duplex in Wapping and my solicitor is telling me that she is duty bound to the bank to reveal incentives from the seller. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange and I don't want to delay deal. is my lawyer playing by the book?

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

We are buying a flat in Wapping. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On the day of competition we will need to send our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am planning to move property in August. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Wapping. Conveyancing lawyer was found prior to coming across your website.

On the day of completion you will need to collect the house keys from your property agent but this should only take place when the vendors solicitors confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be passed over. After that you can tell the removal company that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal organisation but can help you locate a conveyancing in Wapping or a lawyer with expertise in conveyancing in Wapping.

We had selected solicitors located in Wapping on the Co-operative solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a further sum for dealing with the Co-operative mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Co-operative?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your lawyer may levy a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Co-operative but by your Wapping solicitor. Numerous firms on the Co-operative panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but many practices include it on their overall fee.

About to purchase a new build flat in Wapping. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wapping

    The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. 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 uncle has urged me to use his lawyers for conveyancing in Wapping. Do I take his guidance?

No doubt the ideal way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to seek guidance from friends or relatives who have actually previously instructed the conveyancer you're are thinking of instructing.

Me and my wife are selling a Wapping flat left to us 8 years ago in 2010. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing know-how and, now retired, intend to do my own conveyancing. The purchaser's conveyancing practitioner has informed me that their Lenders will not allow us to do our own conveyancing insisting the funds to be transferred to a solicitor's bank account.

Mortgage requirements to lawyers from all CML members specify that If the seller does not have legal representation the purchaser’s lawyers should check whether the lender needs to be told so that a decision can be reached as to whether or not they are prepared to progress.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Wapping regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Wapping practicing in commercial conveyancing in Wapping. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Harris Waters & Co, Dundee Court, 73 Wapping High Street, London, Greater London, E1W 2YG
  • Waterstone Chambers Llp, 171 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX
  • Gawor & Co, New Crane Wharf, New Crane Place, Wapping, London, London, E1W 3TS
  • Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Llp, Tower Bridge House, St. Katharines Way, London, E1W 1AA
  • Thamina Solicitors Limited, 135 Commercial Road, 1st Floor, London, London, E1 1PX

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Wapping regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Wapping 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

Planning law solicitors in Wapping regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Wapping specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on compulsory purchases in Wapping
  • Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Llp, Tower Bridge House, St. Katharines Way, London, E1W 1AA
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Llp, 3 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AQ
  • Clyde & Co Llp, The St. Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
  • Laytons Solicitors Llp, 5th Floor, 2 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AP
  • Cranelaw Nominees Limited, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU

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

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