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Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Greenwich

  • 1 Experience means that Greenwich conveyancer have developed excellent working relationships with Greenwich local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your home move in Greenwich.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers advise it may be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to execute legal papers. There are enough parties with an interest in a house sale without needing to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 3 Excellent communication together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Greenwich home moves can become a lot more complicated because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Greenwich are familiar with the local concerns specific to Greenwich and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with Greenwich estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Greenwich since December 2024*

Disposal

of apartment Westcombe Park Road SE3 7RE, at buying sum of £548,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of apartment Seren Park Gardens SE3 7RR, at purchase sum of £325,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Purchase

of flat Glenluce Road SE3 7SB, at a price of £442,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of flat Blackwall Lane SE10 0EZ, at the agreed amount of £370,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Greenwich

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Greenwich? Is this really necessary?

Greenwich conveyancing solicitors as well as nationwide property lawyers accross the UK have an obligation under money laundering regulations to verify the ID of any client with a view to ensure that clients are who they say they are.

Conveyancing clients will need to disclose two forms of certified identification; proof of ID (typically a Passport or Driving Licence) and proof of address (typically a Utility Bill less than 3 months old).

Evidence of the origin of funds is also required under the money laundering laws as lawyers have a duty to investigate that the monies you are utilising to acquire a property (be it the exchange deposit or the total purchase price if you are buying mortgage free) has come from legitimate source (such as employment savings) as opposed to the product of illegitimate activity.

My wife and I purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Greenwich. The intention is to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will legal work on the property involve investigations to determine if these works were previously refused?

Your property lawyer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Greenwich will occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which prohibit categories of works or need the permission of a 3rd party. Certain works call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be prudent to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

How can we know in advance if a Greenwich conveyancing solicitor on the RBS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Greenwich obtaining recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer handling your conveyancing.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Leeds Building Society. Greenwich conveyancing practitioners were appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Leeds Building Society?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Leeds Building Society completed the valuation? Have you informed Leeds Building Society as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are the main cause of delay in Greenwich house deals. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Greenwich.

Hoping to buy a property located in Greenwich and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Greenwich. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Greenwich area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Greenwich. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I want to let out my leasehold apartment in Greenwich. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Is permission from the freeholder required?

Even though your last Greenwich conveyancing lawyer is not around you can review your lease to check if it allows you to sublet the property. The rule is that if the lease is silent, subletting is permitted. There may be a precondition that you need to obtain consent from your landlord or other appropriate person prior to subletting. The net result is that you cannot sublet in the absence of first obtaining permission. The consent is not allowed to be unreasonably turned down. If your lease does not allow you to sublet you will need to ask your landlord for their consent.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Greenwich conveyancing firm to represent me?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Greenwich residence is 73 Walerand Road in August 2012. the result of the findings of the Tribunal led to a premium to be paid for the extended lease in respect of Flat 73 in the sum of £10,040. The premium applicable in respect of Flat 85 was £5,710. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 72 years.

Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the lender approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the lender solicitor panel.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Greenwich regulated by the SRA

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

  • Whimsters, 72 Foyle Road, London, SE3 7RH
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ
  • Cunningham Blake Solicitors, Spencer House, 3 Tranquil Vale, London, SE3 0BU
  • Grant Saw Solicitors Llp, 1st Floor, Norman House, 110-114 Norman Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9EH
  • Oasis Solicitors, 8 The Village, Charlton, London, SE7 8UD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Greenwich regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Greenwich with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Greenwich. This will likely include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ
  • Cunningham Blake Solicitors, Spencer House, 3 Tranquil Vale, London, SE3 0BU
  • Brown And Co. Solicitors, Athelney House, 161- 165 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London, London, SE10 8JA
  • Grant Saw Solicitors Llp, 1st Floor, Norman House, 110-114 Norman Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9EH
  • Oasis Solicitors, 8 The Village, Charlton, London, SE7 8UD

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Greenwich regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Greenwich but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG

Neighboring Locations

Maze Hill
Westcombe Park
Greenwich
Blackheath

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

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