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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Beddington

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Beddington
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have very good personal links with Beddington estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Beddington solicitors will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 4 Chances are that the other side’s lawyers are based in Beddington - if so sets of conveyancers are likely to be on good working terms
  • 5 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Beddington will be conducted by a law firm on your lender’s approved panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Beddington since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Beddington

Can you clarify what the consequences are if my solicitor is removed from the Co-operative Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Beddington?

The first thing to point out is that, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.

My wife and I have a terraced Georgian property in Beddington. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and The Royal Bank of Scotland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Beddington and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing lawyer who completed the work.

How does conveyancing in Beddington differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Beddington come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because house builders in Beddington typically buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Beddington or who has acted in the same development.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Beddington is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Beddington are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Beddington you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Beddington may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Beddington from the perspective of speeding up the sale process?

  • Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Beddington can be reduced if you get in touch lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the purchasers’ representatives.
  • If you are supposed to have a share in the Management Company, you should ensure that you hold the original share document. Organising a new share certificate can be a time consuming process and frustrates many a Beddington home move. Where a new share certificate is needed, you should approach the company officers or managing agents (if relevant) for this as soon as possible. You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but you should double-check via your solicitors. A buyer’s conveyancer will not be happy to advise their client to where the lease term is under 80 years. It is therefore essential at an as soon as possible that you consider whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale. If there is a history of any disputes with your freeholder or managing agents it is essential that these are resolved before the property is put on the market. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where a dispute is ongoing. You may have to bite the bullet and pay any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as over as opposed to ongoing. A minority of Beddington leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this is the case, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain bank and professional references. The bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors.

I have given up trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Beddington. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Beddington conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Beddington residence is Ground Floor Flat 14 Lodge Road in October 2013. the tribunal held that the price payable for the acquisition of the extended lease of the property should be £12,590 .00 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 69.46 years.

I see that you have a post code search directory listing solicitors on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Beddington conveyancing firms pay you a commission if I retain them for my house purchase?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Beddington.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Beddington

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Beddington with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Greater London Solicitors, First Floor, 343 London Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 3PA
  • Streeter Marshall, 74 High Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 2UU
  • Dzimitrowicz York, 6 Laud Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1ST
  • Percy Holt & Nowers, 42 George Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1NE
  • Leasehold Law Llp, Woolwich House, 43 George Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1LB

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Beddington regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Beddington with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Beddington. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Cardinal Solicitors, 2nd Floor, 51-53 London Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2RF
  • Greater London Solicitors, First Floor, 343 London Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 3PA
  • Streeter Marshall, 74 High Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 2UU
  • Mansouri & Son, 37a - 37b High Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1QB
  • Dzimitrowicz York, 6 Laud Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1ST

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Beddington regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Beddington but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • 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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