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Reasons to use our Mottingham conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Mottingham solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Mottingham conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your conveyancing
  • 2 Mottingham conveyancers work in partnership with Mottingham estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 3 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s solicitors are located in Mottingham - if so sets of conveyancers are likely to be less confrontational
  • 4 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Mottingham who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Mottingham is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Mottingham since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Mottingham

It has been four months following my purchase conveyancing in Mottingham completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Mottingham is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Mottingham are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Mottingham you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Mottingham may determine 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 premises.

I have been pointed in your direction by two or three local selling agents in Mottingham to get a quote from a solicitor using your seach tool. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your services over and above another?

We refuse to offer any financial incentive for directing people in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the property agent advised that the seller will only issue a contract if we use their preferred solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer used to conveyancing in Mottingham

It is unlikely the sellers are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Contact the owners directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to appoint your own,trusted Mottingham conveyancing firm - not the ones that will give the estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing figures set by HQ.

We expect to complete the disposal of our £275,000 garden flat in Mottingham on Wednesday in a week. The managing agents has quoted £324 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Mottingham?

For most leasehold sales in Mottingham conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing pre-exchange questions Where consent is required before sale in Mottingham Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Mottingham leasehold property is £350. For Mottingham conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Mottingham conveyancing firm to assist?

if there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the price.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Mottingham flat is 49 Woodstock Court Burnt Ash Hill in May 2012. the payment of £64,116 by the leaseholder was the premium which the Tribunal found due for the lease extension in this case. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 23.26 years.

There are numerous properties in Mottingham on unadopted lanes. My wife and I are acquiring such a property. What are the pros and cons of buying a house on a private road?

Mottingham conveyancing solicitors will be used to dealing propertieson unadopted roads. Your conveyancing practitioner will investigate title to find any rights or responsibilities. In many cases there is a residents association that owners make annual payments to maintain the road. Where one exists, the road will likely be maintained and appear nicer than publicly owned.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Mottingham

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Mottingham specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Cook Taylor Woodhouse Limited, 68/70 High Street, Eltham, London, London, SE9 1BZ
  • Kirk And Partners, 25-27 Passey Place, Eltham, London, SE9 5DF
  • Mensons & Associates, 99 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1TD
  • Watts & Leeding, 4 Novar Road, New Eltham, London, SE9 2DN
  • Preston Mellor Harrison, 30 High Street, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5AS

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Mottingham regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Mottingham but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Peter W Stevens , 107 Maxwell Gardens, BR6 9QT

Planning law solicitors in Mottingham regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Mottingham with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH

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

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