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Reasons to use our Wapping conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Wapping
  • 2 Wapping conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Wapping conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your conveyancing
  • 3 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Wapping will be conducted by a solicitor on your lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 4 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Wapping regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Wapping is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wapping since January 2025*

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Acquisition

of flat Maltby Street SE1 3GP, sold for £999,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

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Conveyance

of flat Lion Mills E2 7ST, at a price of £680,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title

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Sale

of flat Goodwood Road SE14 6FE, at purchase amount of £490,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of terraced property, Sansom Street, SE5 7RD completing on 30/01/2025 at a price of £970,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wapping

I am assisting my sister sell her property in Wapping. Will the solicitor arrange an energy performance certificate or should I organise this?

After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments became a mandatory part of moving house. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand before the property is placed on the market. This is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Wapping conveyancing solicitor they might be willing to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with reputable Wapping providers

We were going to get a AIP from Nottingham 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 Nottingham recommend any Wapping solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

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

I'm in the throws of viewing houses in Wapping and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a solicitor in place at this stage? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Leeds Building Society.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I need some fast conveyancing in Wapping as I am faced with an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line within one month. Luckily I do not need a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a cash purchaser you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no solicitor would recommend that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Wapping the following are instances of what can appear and adversely impact future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I completed on my flat on 11 September and the transaction details is yet to be on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Wapping expressed confidence that it should be recorded inside ten days. Are transfers in Wapping particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Wapping registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry need to notify any interested parties. As of today roughly 80% of such applications are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted delays. Registration occurs once the purchaser has moved in to the premises thus post completion formalities is not usually top priority yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers can contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of 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. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

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

    Please supply a car parking plan. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

Is there anything unique about your site and alternative online quote calculators when it comes to conveyancing in Wapping?

At this site secure a fixed fee quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances for your conveyancing in Wapping. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not have kick-back arrangements with solicitors. A large number of agents and online brokers 'recommend' solicitors who pay the highest per referral, rather than the best value conveyancing in Wapping

My hope is to purchase a garden flat in Wapping. Conveyancing solicitor is waiting for, from the seller, building insurance documents. This afternoon I was advised that the seller needs to forward the insurance documents for the flat above as well. Why does my lawyer need to review the insurance for the flat above? Is it really necessary? We have been waiting for the previous 4 weeks…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Wapping to find Conveyancing in Wapping in a minority of cases reveals that the lease requires the tenant's to insure their individual flats rather than the freeholder insuring the complete premises - which is definitely preferable. Do double check with your property lawyer but it would seem that your lawyer is attempting to establish that the whole building is insured. Insuring your apartment is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reconstructed as a result of lack of insurance cover.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Wapping

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wapping with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • 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
  • Raymond Saul & Co Llp, 32 Alie Street, London, London, E1 8DA
  • Dorman Joseph Wachtel, 57 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Wapping regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Wapping specialising in commercial conveyancing in Wapping. This will likely include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • 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

Planning law solicitors in Wapping regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wapping practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on special planning controls
  • 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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