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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in East Dulwich but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

5 reasons to let us assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in East Dulwich

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in East Dulwich
  • 2 The organisations shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 3 East Dulwich conveyancer are the key to a successful East Dulwich home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 4 Using a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Experience means that East Dulwich conveyancer have established very good working relationships with East Dulwich local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in East Dulwich.

Examples of recent conveyancing in East Dulwich since May 2026*

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Transfer

of flat Friern Road SE22 0AZ, at the agreed price of £415,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Underhill Road, SE22 0PD completing on 26/05/2026 at a price of £878,750. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of terraced residence, Landells Road, SE22 9PL completing on 19/06/2026 at a price of £875,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Sale

of semi premises, Fellbrigg Road, SE22 9HQ completing on 01/06/2026 at a price of £1,250,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East Dulwich

I am purchasing a house mortgage free in East Dulwich. I have resided for the last 20 years in East Dulwich. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I know the area and road intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a mortgage, then almost all of the East Dulwich conveyancing searches are optional. Your solicitor will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but he has a professional duty to do this. Do take into account; if you are intend to sell the house one day, it could be of relevance to your future purchaser what the searches determine. On occasion houses with functional issues can still reveal unexpected search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in East Dulwich will provide you some constructive guidance concerning this.

I can see plenty of information on this site about conveyancing in East Dulwich but can you isolate your top tip for choosing the right conveyancer in East Dulwich

Do not opt for the lowest East Dulwich conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.

I just bought a property at auction in East Dulwich. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?

Given that you have now legally committed yourself to purchase you should choose a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of urgency as you will have a pending deadline in which to complete the conveyancing. Every auction property will have an associated auction pack. This should include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the conveyancing papers should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork specific to a leasehold property. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a East Dulwich lawyer having checked that they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Nottingham will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nottingham will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your property lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your East Dulwich postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Nottingham, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in East Dulwich.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial land in East Dulwich?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in East Dulwich will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in East Dulwich. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in East Dulwich.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in East Dulwich it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to East Dulwich commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in East Dulwich.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in East Dulwich 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

Gone are the days when you need to have the physical official documentation to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. East Dulwich is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in East Dulwich are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside East Dulwich you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in East Dulwich may decide 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 residence.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in East Dulwich. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in East Dulwich - 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 seeking a lease extension in East Dulwich. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a East Dulwich conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a East Dulwich property is Flat 1 40-42 Ewelme Road in August 2012. the Tribunal assessed the premium for the lease extension in the sum of £11,800 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 61.81 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in East Dulwich regulated by the SRA

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

  • Glazer Delmar, 27-31 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET
  • Hall & Co, 399 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JN
  • William Bailey, 150 Lordship Lane, London, London, SE22 8HB
  • Hepburns Solicitors Llp, Unit 1 Blackwater Court, 17-19 Blackwater Street, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8SD
  • Gans & Co Solicitors Llp, 214-216 Rye Lane, Peckham, London, SE15 4NL

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in East Dulwich

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in East Dulwich with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Glazer Delmar, 27-31 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET
  • Hall & Co, 399 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JN
  • William Bailey, 150 Lordship Lane, London, London, SE22 8HB
  • Hepburns Solicitors Llp, Unit 1 Blackwater Court, 17-19 Blackwater Street, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8SD
  • Gans & Co Solicitors Llp, 214-216 Rye Lane, Peckham, London, SE15 4NL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in East Dulwich regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in East Dulwich specialising in commercial conveyancing in East Dulwich. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Glazer Delmar, 27-31 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET
  • Hall & Co, 399 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JN
  • William Bailey, 150 Lordship Lane, London, London, SE22 8HB
  • Hepburns Solicitors Llp, Unit 1 Blackwater Court, 17-19 Blackwater Street, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8SD
  • Gans & Co Solicitors Llp, 214-216 Rye Lane, Peckham, London, SE15 4NL

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

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