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Reasons to use our Homerton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located many miles away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Homerton
  • 2 Regardless alternative lawyers may claim it just might be important to attend your lawyer to sign documents. There are enough parties engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the mix.
  • 3 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s conveyancers are located in Homerton - if so sets of conveyancers are likely to be on good working terms
  • 4 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory listing lender approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Homerton governed by the SRA or CLC.
  • 5 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Homerton has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Homerton since January 2025*

Transfer

of detached residence property, Stevens Avenue, E9 6RX completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £695,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Conveyance

of apartment Atkins Square E8 1FA, purchased for £575,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

Transfer

of terraced premises, Poole Road, E9 7AE completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £346,275. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of semi-detached property, Balls Pond Road, N1 4BW completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £995,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Homerton

Is there a reason to use a Homerton conveyancing solicitors firm when web based conveyancers are less overpriced?

Its a good idea to get 2 or 3 like-for-like quotes for conveyancing costs in Homerton and you should seek an affordable estimate but don’t be focused with hunting for the lowest priced Homerton conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a seamless and a stressful move. You need to ensure that you have expert advice from a trusted solicitor. An e-mail can never replace a phone call and can never replicate a face to face meeting. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor that will deal with your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, providing a level of personalised service that you rarely receive from an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will inform you on progress making sure that you are never in the dark. Should you need to call the firm you will be sure who you need to speak to and they will endeavour to make sure that you're not left wondering what's going on.

I am purchasing a semi-detached house in Homerton. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Homerton you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Homerton.

My uncle informed me that in purchasing a property in Homerton there may be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Homerton which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Homerton should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Homerton. I have a mortgage agreed with Nationwide. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Nationwide, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Nationwide conveyancing panel.

I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Homerton. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £175. A few days later, the conveyancer called me to say that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

We are buying a property and the lawyer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the house could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Homerton

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that lawyers handling conveyancing in Homerton to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm buying a new build house in Homerton benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about this side-deal as it would jeopardize my mortgage with Bank of Ireland. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Am I right to be concerned that brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use an internet conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Homerton conveyancing practice?

As is the case with lots of service providers, often suggestions from relatives can be worth their weight in gold. Yet there are many people with a keen interest in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, financial adviser and mortgage companies might all put forward conveyancers to use. On occasion the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but sometimes there may be a financial incentive behind the endorsement. You are at liberty to choose your own conveyancer. Don't forget that some mortgage providers specify a panel list of lawyers you must use for the mortgage aspect of your conveyancing.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Homerton

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Homerton with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Hutchins & Co, 85 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NP
  • Moss & Co, 17 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NS
  • Spence & Horne, 343 Mare Street, Hackney, London, London, E8 1HY
  • Olisakwe Vincent Onuegbu Solicitors, Suite 15, Celia Fiennes House, 8 - 20 Well Street, 8-20 Well Street, London, E9 7PX
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Homerton regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Homerton specialising in commercial conveyancing in Homerton. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Hutchins & Co, 85 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NP
  • Spence & Horne, 343 Mare Street, Hackney, London, London, E8 1HY
  • Regnum Solicitors, Unit 7, Kinetica, 13 Ramsgate Street, London, E8 2FD
  • Morgan Has Solicitors Ltd, 1st and 2nd Floor Bank Chambers, 133 Stoke Newington High Street, London, London, N16 0PH
  • Waterfields Solicitors, 445 Roman Road, Bow, London, E3 5LX

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Homerton regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Homerton but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • L B Property Lawyers, Imperial House, N17 0SP
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE
  • Verbatim Property Lawyers Ltd, 455 High Road, IG8 0XE
  • Suriya & Douglas, Suite B, 7th Floor, Charter House, IG1 1UF

Neighboring Locations

Clapton
Lea Bridge
Homerton
Lower Clapton
Dalston
Hackney
South Hackney

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

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