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  • 1 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers have offices in Crayford - if so sets of conveyancers will be less confrontational
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Crayford since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Crayford

Can conveyancing in Crayford to be done in less than a month?

In the event that you are under pressure for your conveyancing it is advisable to make sure that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will have local connections and know-how. It is possible that they would have conducted otherproperties in the same street. Therefore consider using a Crayford conveyancing solicitor. In addition, check that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is claimed that nearly one in five of Crayford conveyancing transactions are frustrated or derailed after finding out that a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their mortgage lender’s panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the buying process being held up by as much as three weeks. It is claimed that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home sales every year. Most Crayford conveyancing practices can not represent certain banks so do check at the outset.

My wife and I are purchasing a property in Crayford. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On the day of competition we will need to put our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Crayford. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?

Having legally committed yourself to purchase you must hire the services of a conveyancing lawyer as a matter of priority as you are facing a pending deadline in which to complete the transaction. All auction property will have an associated legal set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold premises the auction pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork relating to a leasehold property. You need to give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

I happen to be the only recipient of my late father’s will and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Crayford. The Crayford property was put into my name in June. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in June. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be affected by that. How practical a view lenders take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this clause is primarily there to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

Will my solicitor be making enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Crayford.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Crayford. There are those who buy a house in Crayford, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Conveyancers are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that may be undertaken by the buyer or by their conveyancers which will give them a better understanding of the risks in Crayford. The standard property information forms supplied to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a standard question of the owner to find out whether the premises has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the owner, then a purchaser could bring a compensation claim resulting from an incorrect response. A purchaser’s conveyancers should also conduct an environmental search. This should indicate if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be initiated.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Crayford is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Crayford are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Crayford you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Crayford 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 premises.

Is it possible to transfer to a new firm as I need to retain a firm on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing panel. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Crayford round the corner but he is not approved by Lloyds TSB Bank

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Crayford on the Lloyds TSB Bank panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Crayford. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can contrast fees for conveyancing solicitors in Crayford and throughout England and Wales.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Crayford. Before diving in I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Crayford - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I have had difficulty in trying to purchase the freehold in Crayford. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

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

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Crayford property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Crayford regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Crayford practicing in commercial conveyancing in Crayford. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Graham Dawson & Co, Westminster House, 80d Bexley High Street, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1LE
  • Augustine Clement, 1st Floor 3 Market Place, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7DU
  • Estate And Corporate Solicitors Ltd, 57 Hythe Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1BG
  • Michael A Clark Limited, C/o T G Baynes, Broadway House, 208 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7BG
  • Keith R Gough Limited, C/o T G Baynes, Broadway House, 208 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7BG

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Crayford regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Crayford but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB

Planning law solicitors in Crayford regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Crayford with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Apex Law Llp, 3 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HH
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX

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