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Conveyancing in East Croydon : Keep it Local

Top 5 reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in East Croydon

  • 1 East Croydon solicitors work in partnership with East Croydon estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in East Croydon is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 East Croydon lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to East Croydon conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your conveyancing
  • 4 The East Croydon conveyancing firms that are listed are committed to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in East Croydon
  • 5 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor generally results in a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, 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 East Croydon since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East Croydon

Finally the sale completed on my house in East Croydon last March but my buyer keeps telephoning every few hours complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?

Post completion of your disposal your solicitor should send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where appropriate, your solicitor should also confirm that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion formalities peculiar conveyancing in East Croydon.

When scouring consumer advice sites for an affordable solicitor in East Croydon, most advise that I must use a CQS assured solicitor. What is CQS?

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a kitemark for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * adherence to best practice conveyancing procedures through the scheme protocol Membership covers many firms who handle conveyancing in East Croydon.

I am assisting my niece sell her flat in East Croydon. Does the solicitor commission an EPC or do I organise this?

Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was kept a required element of selling a house. An EPC must be commissioned prior to the property being marketed. It is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a East Croydon conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with reputable local providers

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Yorkshire BS. I assume I don't need a East Croydon solicitor on the Yorkshire BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Yorkshire BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Yorkshire BS mortgage from the register. Yorkshire BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Yorkshire BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Yorkshire BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Yorkshire BS mortgage has been paid off.

I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Nottingham are being pedantic. The East Croydon solicitor who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Nottingham are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Nottingham have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Nottingham have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Nottingham may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I am purchasing a house and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable because it falls into the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in East Croydon

Unless a prior purchase of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you can take it that lawyers handling conveyancing in East Croydon to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Do I need to be wary by estate agents that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street East Croydon conveyancing practice?

As with many professional services, often recommendations from family and friends can be most helpful. But there are numerous players in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies might all suggest conveyancers to instruct. Sometimes these lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but occasionally there exists a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You have the discretion to choose your own lawyer. Don't forget that most banks have an approved list of law firms you must use for the mortgage related work in your conveyancing.

I am four weeks into a freehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the high street agent to carry out the conveyancing in East Croydon. I am not happy. Can you help me find new conveyancers?

A conveyancer would need to be very poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new contact details and have the loan are re-sent. The solicitor ideally should be on the lenders approved list to avoid added fees and complications. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool can assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your home move in East Croydon

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in East Croydon

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in East Croydon specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Thomas Sanchez Solicitors Limited, The Lansdowne Building, Lansdowne Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 2ER
  • Leasehold Law Llp, Woolwich House, 43 George Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1LB
  • Percy Holt & Nowers, 42 George Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1NE
  • Streeter Marshall, 74 High Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 2UU
  • Ormerods, 45 Friends Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1ED

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in East Croydon regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in East Croydon specialising in commercial conveyancing in East Croydon. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Percy Holt & Nowers, 42 George Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1NE
  • Mansouri & Son, 37a - 37b High Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1QB
  • Cardinal Solicitors, 2nd Floor, 51-53 London Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2RF
  • Streeter Marshall, 74 High Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 2UU
  • Ormerods, 45 Friends Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1ED

Planning law solicitors in East Croydon regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in East Croydon with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on special planning controls
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Crescent Law, 81 London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5HP
  • Jeremy Marozzi & Co Solicitors, 12 Merton Park Parade, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3NT
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF

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

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