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Top reasons to let us help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Forest Hill

  • 1 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers are based in Forest Hill - if so sets of solicitors will be less confrontational
  • 2 Forest Hill solicitors work in conjunction with Forest Hill estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 3 This site is the only site offering you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Forest Hill will be conducted by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 4 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Forest Hill regularly deal withlocal issues peculiar to Forest Hill and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 5 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Forest Hill regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Forest Hill since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Forest Hill

My fiancee and I are buying our first house. The property lawyer has calledto enquire if we wish to order additional conveyancing searches. Unfortunately we have no idea as to what's recommended for conveyancing in Forest Hill

The range of Forest Hill conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the premises, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your familiarity of the region and risks, your overall approach to risk. What is important is that you adequately understand what information the searches could provide. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that information. Where you are uncertain, ask the conveyancer to explain.

We are planning to purchase with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I popped in 3 or 4 local firms yet cant to find a Forest Hill conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Please you assist?

Feel free to make the most of the search tool on this page. Please choose the building society and type Forest Hill or your location and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Forest Hill or nearest you.

We are buying a property in Forest Hill. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? On the day of competition we have to send funds 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.

Can you point me to a directory of HSBC panel solicitors in Forest Hill on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

No. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few banks make their panel listings visible over the internet. Where you are in need of a Forest Hill lawyer on the HSBC please use our tool.

I can not work out if my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called into my local Forest Hill building society branch on numerous occasions and was told it wasn't an issue and they will lend. My Forest Hill conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- called to say that they refuse to lend based on their specific requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

Provided that the conveyancing practitioner is on the mortgage company panel, she or he must follow the CML Handbook conditions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one close by in Forest Hill I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Forest Hill in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

Is there anything unique about your site and other online quote calculators when it comes to conveyancing in Forest Hill?

At this site receive a fixed fee quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the nuances of your conveyancing in Forest Hill. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we do not operate commission deals with solicitors. Some agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm that pays the highest kickback, not the best value conveyancing in Forest Hill

What do I do if I am dissatisfied with the lawyer who handled my conveyancing in Forest Hill?

Occasionally the level of service you receive is not as you expect, and is is a fact of life that sometimes matters do not go as planned. That being said there is recourse where you were not happy with your conveyancing in Forest Hill. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a property lawyer to their regulator. If things still aren’t sorted out you may consider enlisting the help of the Legal Ombudsman.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Forest Hill regulated by the SRA

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

  • Frank Stimpson & Son, 179 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1HR
  • Armstrong & Co, 2 Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3XU
  • Hall & Co, 399 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JN
  • Kingscourt Solicitors, 117 Catford Hill, London, SE6 4PR
  • Glazer Delmar, 27-31 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Forest Hill regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Forest Hill practicing in commercial conveyancing in Forest Hill. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Frank Stimpson & Son, 179 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1HR
  • Armstrong & Co, 2 Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3XU
  • Hall & Co, 399 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JN
  • Bridges Solicitors, 5 Turnham Road, Brockley, London, London, SE4 2HH
  • Glazer Delmar, 27-31 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET

Planning law solicitors in Forest Hill regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Forest Hill with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on tree preservation orders
  • 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
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG

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