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  • 1 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Camberwell who are regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 2 Camberwell property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Camberwell conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 3 Camberwell lawyers work in conjunction with Camberwell estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress throughout
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  • 5 Using a high street Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in appointing a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Camberwell since January 2025*

Transfer

of house premises, Sansom Street, SE5 7RD completing on 30/01/2025 at a price of £970,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Purchase

of apartment Lilford Road SE5 9EB, at a price of £651,100. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of apartment Pelican Estate SE15 5NT, at sale consideration of £410,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of apartment Robsart Street SW9 0AE, at purchase price of £510,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Camberwell

Why would I appoint a Camberwell conveyancing solicitors firm given that internet based alternatives are cheap by comparison?

Its a good idea to compare conveyancing costs in Camberwell and you should seek an affordable quote but don’t become consumed with searching for the cheapest Camberwell conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a smooth and a distressing house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a specialist lawyer. Emails can't be as helpful as a telephone discussion and are no substitute for a one to one appointment. The firms that we work with will find you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, providing a level of continuity that you are unlikely to received from an web based conveyancer. He or She will contact you regularly to update you as to any developments making sure that you are ensuring that you are updated at regular intervals. Should you need to call the firm you will know who to ask for and they will be sure you're not left wondering what's going on.

We had appointed solicitors locally in Camberwell on the Clydesdale solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a supplemental fee for handling the Clydesdale mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Clydesdale?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancer may charge a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Clydesdale but by your Camberwell conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the Clydesdale panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but plenty of practices include it on their overall fee.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Camberwell. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Yorkshire BS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

As your lender is Yorkshire BS your lawyer must check the formal instructions contained in Part two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Yorkshire BS. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook stipulates minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Yorkshire BS where a lease does not comply with these specifications. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not isolated to Camberwell.

Our sealed bid on a semi in Camberwell has been accepted, the owners do nevertheless have a tied purchase. The sellers have placed an offer on somewhere, however it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other apartments booked. I have selected a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Camberwell. What should be my next step? When do I get the mortgage application with Nottingham going?

It is normal to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Camberwell conveyancing search charges, etc). The first thing to do is check that your conveyancer is on the Nottingham approved list. Regarding the next stages this very much depends on the specifics of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market some purchasers will apply for a home loan with Nottingham and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their solicitor to press on with the conveyancing in Camberwell.

How difficult is it to transfer to a new conveyancer as I have to retain a firm on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Camberwell round the corner but she is not accepted by Bank of Scotland

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Camberwell on the Bank of Scotland panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Camberwell. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Camberwell.

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Camberwell for my house move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

Anyone can find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor telephone calls for training purposes.

I want to sublet my leasehold apartment in Camberwell. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Do I need to ask my freeholder for permission?

Your lease dictates relations between the freeholder and you the flat owner; in particular, it will say if subletting is not allowed, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. The majority of leases in Camberwell do not prevent strict prohibition on subletting – such a provision would undoubtedly devalue the flat. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a copy of the tenancy agreement.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Camberwell conveyancing firm to assist?

in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to make a decision on the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Camberwell premises is 28 Valmar Road in June 2013. this was a case with an absentee freeholder. As a result the leaseholders applied to the Lambeth County Court for an order dispensing with the giving of a notice of claim. On 25 April 2013 District Judge Zimmels made a vesting order and directed that the matter should be transferred to this tribunal to determine the premium. The tribunal concluded on a figure of £1,125 This case affected 3 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 968 years.

Been searching for a solicitor for leasehold sale conveyancing in Camberwell. We are selling, simple no mortgage to discharge, no hurry, no onward purchase. Got a quote from a property lawyer for nine hundred pounds including VAT which is a little expensive considering its so straightforward. Can I pay less for conveyancing in Camberwell?

Given that it’s a sale only, 475 + VAT would be about the lowest for sale conveyancing in Camberwell.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Camberwell regulated by the SRA

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

  • Meaby & Co Solicitors Llp, 2 Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 8QY
  • Georgewills Solicitors, Camberwell Business Centre, 99-103 Lomond Grove, London, SE5 7HN
  • Thomas Andrew & Daodu, Unit 250, 99-103 Lomond Grove, London, London, SE5 7HN
  • Sla Solicitors, Suite 5 Camberwell Business, 99-103 Lomond Grove, London, London, SE5 7HN
  • Venters Solicitors, 213 Camberwell Road, London, Greater London, SE5 0HG

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Camberwell regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Camberwell but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG

Planning law solicitors in Camberwell regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Camberwell practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Ricardina Bridges Ltd, 47 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1RH
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Deighton Pierce Glynn Limited, 8 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF

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