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Conveyancing in Bermondsey : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Bermondsey conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Bermondsey is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 Bermondsey lawyers work in conjunction with Bermondsey estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to clients every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress throughout
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the the lawyers for the other party have offices in Bermondsey - if so both parties are likely to be familiar
  • 4 The Bermondsey conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Bermondsey
  • 5 This site is the only site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Bermondsey will be carried out by a conveyancer on your lender’s approved panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bermondsey since November 2025*

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of apartment Tanner Street SE1 3LG, at buying amount of £809,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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of flat Tanner Street SE1 3LF, at the agreed amount of £620,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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of apartment St Johns Estate SE1 2XD, purchased for £307,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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of flat The Grange SE1 3GU, at a price of £870,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bermondsey

Can the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool conduct conveyancing in Bermondsey by way of an attended exchange?

There are a few conveyancing experts who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Do call us to receive a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.

We're in Bermondsey, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Leeds Building Society , and our solicitor is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when acquiring a residence in Bermondsey? or I am told that there is an ancient law that could mean that house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Bermondsey?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you may assume that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Bermondsey to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm buying my first flat in Bermondsey with a mortgage from Virgin Money. The sellers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it may affect my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I'm converting the mortgage on my current home to a BTL mortgage with Platform Home Loans Ltd and intend to use the remaining equity towards a second house. The neighborhood we are interested in is Bermondsey. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this site to check that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your lawyer should be able to tie up the two transactions but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your desired outcome and requirements.

Back In 2000, I bought a leasehold flat in Bermondsey. Conveyancing and Clydesdale mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing practitioner in Bermondsey who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Bermondsey conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Bermondsey. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Bermondsey conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Bermondsey premises is 1-41 Royal Tower Lodge 40 Cartwright Street in April 2013. the tribunal adding the agreed value of capitalised ground rents and the reversion the price to be paid for the freehold was £1,187,000 This case affected 41 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 107 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bermondsey regulated by the SRA

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

  • Nelsons, 9 Bell Yard Mews, London, SE1 3UY
  • Bond Dickinson Llp, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU
  • Cranelaw Nominees Limited, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU
  • Gowling Wlg (uk) Llp, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU
  • Laytons Solicitors Llp, 5th Floor, 2 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AP

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Bermondsey

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Bermondsey with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Nelsons, 9 Bell Yard Mews, London, SE1 3UY
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Llp, 3 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AQ
  • Bond Dickinson Llp, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU
  • Gowling Wlg (uk) Llp, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU
  • Laytons Solicitors Llp, 5th Floor, 2 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Bermondsey regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bermondsey with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Bermondsey. This could include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Nelsons, 9 Bell Yard Mews, London, SE1 3UY
  • Quercus Law, Unit 4, 2 Haven Way, London, SE1 3FL
  • Systech Solicitors Limited, Chapter House, 18-20 Crucifix Lane, London, SE1 3JW
  • The Sports Integrity Initiative Ltd, Unit L.f. The Leathermarket, Weston Street, London, SE1 3ER
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Llp, 3 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AQ

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

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