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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Riddlesdown

  • 1 Riddlesdown solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 Riddlesdown property lawyers work in partnership with Riddlesdown estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, offering all the legal expertise and help you require
  • 3 The practices identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 4 Riddlesdown solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Riddlesdown conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your conveyancing
  • 5 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Riddlesdown governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Riddlesdown since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Riddlesdown

I am obtaining a mortgage with Halifax. I intend to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Riddlesdown. Does the Halifax Conveyancing panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (6 years built) in Riddlesdown. Almost all the properties are already occupied. Is it really necessary to order conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in Riddlesdown?

If you getting a loan, your bank will require some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Riddlesdown conveyancing searches are for you to decide upon. Your lawyer, will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have the searches done, but he or she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you insist that your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or it may be necessary to instruct a new lawyer for your conveyancing in Riddlesdown.

It is is a decade since I acquired my house in Riddlesdown. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I can't locate the deeds. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the lawyers who handled your purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors procuring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Riddlesdown involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

Have completed on a a terraced house in Riddlesdown , how long should it take for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Riddlesdown conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be sure that my name is recorded.

As far as conveyancing in Riddlesdown is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any interested parties. At present roughly 80% of submission are fully addressed within two weeks but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Historically registration takes place after the buyer has moved in to the property therefore 'speed' is not always primary concern but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I have been advised by numerous property agents in Riddlesdown to choose a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to offer your services over and above another?

We don’t make any commission for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I am using a search engine for the term on line conveyancing in Riddlesdown it reveals numerous property lawyersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right property lawyer for the sale of my house?

The preferential method of finding a suitable conveyancer is via trusted testimonial, so enquire of friends and relatives who have bought a property in Riddlesdown or the respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Riddlesdown differ, so it's advisable to secure a minimum of three costs illustrations from varying types of solicitors. Make sure that you clarify that the costs are assured not to rise.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Riddlesdown regulated by the SRA

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

  • Manchesters, 21 Limpsfield Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9LA
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Alfred James & Co Solicitors Llp, Alfred James House, 406a Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6AN
  • Gordon Gray, 133 Addington Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8LH
  • Rowe Radcliffe, 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2NJ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Riddlesdown

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Riddlesdown specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Forman Limited, Palmerston House, 814 Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2BR
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Awan Solicitors, 32 Pondfield Road, Kenley, Surrey, CR8 5JX
  • Alfred James & Co Solicitors Llp, Alfred James House, 406a Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6AN
  • Rowe Radcliffe, 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2NJ

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Riddlesdown?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Riddlesdown. If using a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your transaction dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Receive a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Receive a swift, objective and comprehensive service where if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Riddlesdown.

Neighboring Locations

South Croydon
Purley
Riddlesdown
Sanderstead
Old Coulsdon
Kenley
Whyteleafe

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

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