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Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Newington

Ready to buy a new home? Find a law firm approved by your lender.

There is a good reason why you won’t find people saying “if only I would have chosen a cheap national firm”! Go local - instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Newington

Reasons to use our Newington conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Newington conveyancers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 2 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Newington regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Newington and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 3 The Newington conveyancing firms that are listed are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Newington
  • 4 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor generally results in a more personalised service. When using a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Newington

Examples of recent conveyancing in Newington since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Newington

Can the conveyancing lawyers identified through your search app handle right to buy conveyancing in Newington?

We do have a number of conveyancing practitioners who can service right to buy conveyancing Please call the conveyancers listed in order to get a costs calculation.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Newington? Why is this being asked of me?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identification documents of the potential client they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing retainer. The Terms of Engagement that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be checked. Should you are unwilling to hand over identification documents, your conveyancer will not be able to take you on as a client.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Newington. My lender is Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 14/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :

My wife and I are purchasing a apartment in Newington. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to put money into their account. What is the protection 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.

I'm the single recipient of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Newington. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in December. I want to move. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in December. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be affected by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this requirement principally exists to identify subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

When it comes to lenders such as Santander, do Newington conveyancing practitioners have to pay a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Newington for my home move. Is it possible to see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public can search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

The conveyancing solicitors conducting our conveyancing in Newington has sent documents to review that indicate that the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Why is the property not registred at the Land Registry?

It is unusual for premises in Newington to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Newington conveyancing solicitors should be able to handle this type of conveyancing but in the event that uncertainty exists the conventional recommendation these days is for the seller to deal with the registration formalities first and thereafter sell - this no doubt result in a prolonged home move.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Newington regulated by the SRA

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

  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Maunsell Bower, 167-169 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Rls Solicitors Limited, Suite 30-33, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 1TY
  • Collins Long, 24 Pepper Street, London, SE1 0EB

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Newington

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Newington practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Issat Timm Solicitors Limited, 175-177 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR
  • Deighton Pierce Glynn Limited, 8 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Rls Solicitors Limited, Suite 30-33, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 1TY

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Newington regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Newington practicing in commercial conveyancing in Newington. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Waterfront Solicitors Llp, 14 Weller Street, London, SE1 1QU
  • The Sports Integrity Initiative Ltd, Unit L.f. The Leathermarket, Weston Street, London, SE1 3ER
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Rls Solicitors Limited, Suite 30-33, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 1TY

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

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