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  • 1 Excellent communication together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Elephant and Castle home moves can become a lot more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
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  • 5 The companies identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Elephant and Castle since January 2025*

Conveyance

of apartment Delverton Road SE17 3QQ, acquired for £455,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of apartment Kennington Lane SE11 4XA, at buying amount of £600,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Acquisition

of apartment Fitzalan Street SE11 6QU, at a price of £527,500. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of flat Old Kent Road SE1 4NU, at the agreed consideration of £329,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Elephant and Castle

I am not in a position to travel far from Elephant and Castle. Is there a reason why all Elephant and Castle conveyancing practitioners are not on all bank panels?

As unjust as it may appear for mortgage companies to restrict who can represent them, from the public’s or conveyancer’s perspective, the flip side is that lenders are increasingly anxious and consider it crucial to protect them against mortgage fraud. As a consequence of this concern banks are limiting their panel of approved conveyancing lawyers to a manageable size.

I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my let out property in Elephant and Castle by 30/5/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in 4 weeks as don't want to have to move into temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to provide notice for your tenancy unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your conveyancer and ask them to they apply pressure on the sellers solicitors, try to an agreed time frame that all parties will aim to achieve

Various web forums that I have visited warn that are the main cause of delay in Elephant and Castle house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Elephant and Castle.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Elephant and Castle. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Elephant and Castle

    If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Elephant and Castle in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not give a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Elephant and Castle. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Elephant and Castle to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Expecting to exchange soon on a ground floor flat in Elephant and Castle. Conveyancing solicitors assured me that they are sending me a report next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Elephant and Castle should include some of the following:

    You should know whether the lease allows you to alter or upgrade anything in the flat- you must know whether it relates to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether licences for alterations is required Details of the parties to the lease, e.g. these could be the tennant, superior lessor, freeholder Responsibility for maintaining the window frames Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property?
For a comprehensive list of information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Elephant and Castle please enquire of your solicitor in advance of your conveyancing in Elephant and Castle.

Following years of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Elephant and Castle. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

Where there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to decide the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Elephant and Castle premises is Ground Floor Flat 39 Bronsart Road in May 2010. Following a vesting order by West London County Court the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal concluded that the price to be paid for the extended lease of the premises was Thirteen Thousand Two hundred pounds (£13,200) in accordance with the valuation. The extended lease was granted for a term of 90 years from the expiry date of the Lease and at a peppercorn ground rent from the date of the vesting order. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 74.77 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Elephant and Castle

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Elephant and Castle specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Lisa's Law Ltd, 13 London Road, London, SE1 6JZ
  • Hockfield And Co, 41 Reedworth Street, Kennington, London, SE11 4PQ
  • Hansen Palomares, 153 Kennington Road, London, SE11 6SF
  • Eagle Solicitors, 163 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 4EZ
  • Collins Long, 24 Pepper Street, London, SE1 0EB

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Elephant and Castle regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Elephant and Castle practicing in commercial conveyancing in Elephant and Castle. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Murrays Partnership, 94-96 Walworth Road, London, SE1 6SW
  • Lisa's Law Ltd, 13 London Road, London, SE1 6JZ
  • Hockfield And Co, 41 Reedworth Street, Kennington, London, SE11 4PQ
  • Waterfront Solicitors Llp, 14 Weller Street, London, SE1 1QU
  • Collins Long, 24 Pepper Street, London, SE1 0EB

Planning law solicitors in Elephant and Castle regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Elephant and Castle specialising in planning law. This may include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • 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
  • Boodle Hatfield Llp, 240 Blackfriars Road, London, London, SE1 8NW
  • Greenberg Traurig Maher Llp, The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE1 9SG

Neighboring Locations

Bankside
Newington
Southwark
Elephant and Castle
Oval
Walworth

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