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Logical reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Crofton Park

  • 1 The organisations identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located hundreds of miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Crofton Park
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Crofton Park solicitors have a crucial edge when it comes to Crofton Park conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your conveyancing
  • 5 You can gain comfort when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Crofton Park has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Crofton Park since January 2025*

Transfer

of terraced property, Arthurdon Road, SE4 1JT completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £869,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Conveyance

of apartment Adenmore Road SE6 4FB, at a price of £330,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of flat Arabin Road SE4 2SE, at sale consideration of £472,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of flat Adenmore Road SE6 4BG, at buying amount of £136,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Crofton Park

My wife and I are looking to acquire a property in Crofton Park and have instructed a Crofton Park conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our property lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report in anticipation of exchanging contracts shortly. Godiva Mortgages Ltd have this evening contacted us to advise us that they have now hit a problem as our Crofton Park lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. What do we do from here?

When purchasing a property with mortgage finance it is conventional for the purchasers' solicitors to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your lender and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own solicitors to act. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the bank's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Crofton Park solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it may delay matters as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.

How does conveyancing in Crofton Park differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Crofton Park approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because developers in Crofton Park usually 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Crofton Park or who has acted in the same development.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Crofton Park in advance of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders may not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Crofton Park. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Crofton Park to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

What tools are available to search for a Crofton Park law firm on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 20miles to meet the conveyancer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Crofton Park conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Crofton Park conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can call them to verify whether they are on the National Westminster Bank member panel

I've recently bought a leasehold property in Crofton Park. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?

Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such matters? Can you recommend a Crofton Park conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Crofton Park property is Flat b 14 Kemble Road in May 2014. The Tribunal assessed the value of the premium payable for the lease extension to be £9,761 This case was in relation to 1 flat.

I have been Googling for Crofton Park conveyancing quotes online. Can I be assured that all the Crofton Park law firms that are listed on your directory are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?

The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the lender panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the mortgage company panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific Crofton Park conveyancing solicitor being on the lender conveyancing panel is incorrect.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Crofton Park regulated by the SRA

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

  • Dpna Solicitors, 77 Ladywell Road, London, SE13 7JA
  • Parker Arrenberg Limited, 37 Rushey Green, London, SE6 4AS
  • Frank Stimpson & Son, 179 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1HR
  • Kingscourt Solicitors, 117 Catford Hill, London, SE6 4PR
  • Francis Solicitors, 171 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 6AA

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Crofton Park regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Crofton Park but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • R & C Property Lawyers Llp, 10A Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7PG

Planning law solicitors in Crofton Park regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Crofton Park with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW

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

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