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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Barnes’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Barnes.

Main reasons to use our service to assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Barnes

  • 1 No matter what any alternative sites tell you it just might be important to visit your solicitor to sign contracts. There are various parties with with an interest in a homemove without needing to include the postman into the pot.
  • 2 The companies identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 3 Solicitor conveyancing firms have extremely good personal links with Barnes estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Barnes conveyancers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 5 Chances are that the other side’s lawyers are located in Barnes - if so sets of conveyancers will be on good working terms

Examples of recent conveyancing in Barnes since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Barnes

Do the conveyancing practitioners identified via your search tool conduct auction conveyancing in Barnes?

There are a number of niche lawyers we can put you in touch with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Barnes is just one of the many locations in which our lawyers have a presence.

Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Barnes costs more?

Barnes leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

Can you help - my lawyer says that lack of planning permission insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Barnes?

The right level of lack of planning permission indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Lloyds TSB Bank and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

Are all Barnes Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Clydesdale conveyancing list of approved practices?

It is true that some banks and building societies now use the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

My fiancee and I are in the process of looking at apartments in Barnes and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer in place at this point? I am planning to take a mortgage with TSB.

It would be wise to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the estate agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with TSB, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when purchasing a house in Barnes? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance to the chancel within the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Barnes?

Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you can expect solicitors conducting conveyancing in Barnes to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Hoping to buy a property located in Barnes and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Barnes. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Barnes area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Barnes. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I today plan to offer on a house that seems to tick a lot of boxes, at a great figure which is making it more attractive. I have subsequently been informed that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are issues buying a leasehold house in Barnes. Conveyancing lawyers have are about to be appointed. Will my lawyers set out the risks of buying a leasehold house in Barnes ?

The majority of houses in Barnes are freehold rather than leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer who is familiar with the area can assist with the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are purchasing in Barnes in which case you should be looking for a Barnes conveyancing solicitor and check that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a leaseholder you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions for example obtaining the freeholder’sconsent to conduct alterations. You may also be required to pay a service charge towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the property is part of an estate. Your conveyancer will appraise you on the various issues.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Barnes regulated by the SRA

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

  • Sutton-mattocks & Co Llp, 1 Rocks Lane, London, SW13 0DE
  • Posada & Co Solicitors Limited, Unit 3, Griffin Gate, 135 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, London, SW15 1EZ
  • R.j. Frost & Co, Coach House Office, 69 Lonsdale Road, Barnes, London, London, SW13 9JR
  • Francis W R Piesse, The Dove Pier, Lower Mall, London, W6 9DJ
  • Mapletoft & Co, 39-43 Putney High Street, Putney, London, SW15 1SP

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Barnes

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Barnes practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Sutton-mattocks & Co Llp, 1 Rocks Lane, London, SW13 0DE
  • Mapletoft & Co, 39-43 Putney High Street, Putney, London, SW15 1SP
  • Swabey & Co, Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, SW6 3JD
  • Gibson Young Solicitors Llp, 111-117 Putney High Street, Putney, London, London, SW15 1SS
  • Rodgers & Burton, 50 Vineyard Path, Mortlake, London, SW14 8ET

Planning law solicitors in Barnes regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Barnes specialising in planning law. This should include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Sutton-mattocks & Co Llp, 1 Rocks Lane, London, SW13 0DE
  • Russell - Cooke Llp, 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB
  • Parfitt Cresswell, 593-599 Fulham Road, London, London, SW6 5UA
  • Hoffman-bokaei Solicitors, Suite 2, Exhibition House, Addison Bridge Place, Hammersmith Road Kensington Olympia, London, London, W14 8XP
  • Mark Taylor & Company, 310 Harbour Yard, Chelsea Harbour, London, SW10 0XD

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

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