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Logical reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Riddlesdown

  • 1 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Riddlesdown who are regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 2 Riddlesdown property lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 Riddlesdown solicitors have a crucial advantage when it comes to Riddlesdown conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your sale or purchase
  • 4 Regardless alternative companies say it just might be necessary to attend your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a homemove without having to add the postman into the equation.
  • 5 Riddlesdown lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Riddlesdown home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction

Examples of recent conveyancing in Riddlesdown since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Riddlesdown

I own a freehold residence in Riddlesdown but nevertheless invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Riddlesdown and has limited impact for conveyancing in Riddlesdown but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 will be extinguished.

I am looking to buy a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Riddlesdown who is on the The Royal Bank of Scotland approved. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for The Royal Bank of Scotland in certain locations such as Riddlesdown. We dont recommend any particular firm.

Have purchased a a detached house in Riddlesdown , how long will it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing the transfer to my name? My Riddlesdown conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to check that my purchase is recorded.

As far as conveyancing in Riddlesdown is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can adjust subject to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any other persons or bodies. At present roughly 80% of submission are completed within two weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the buyer is living at the property so registration formalities is not usually primary concern but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Riddlesdown. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Riddlesdown

    Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

My husband and I are a fortnight into a leasehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the local agent to handle our conveyancing in Riddlesdown. I am am very dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you help me find new conveyancers?

A lawyer would need to be very bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been sent? If so you must inform them of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your new conveyancer should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added expenses and complications. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The search tool can assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Riddlesdown

Two months into a sale of a flat in Riddlesdown. Conveyancing solicitors are doing their job but we have been asked to pay a fortune from the landlord. To date we have forked out £237 for a leasehold management pack and then another £134.40 for additional questions supplied by the purchaser's conveyancer.

Your solicitor will not have any impact over the extent of the fee for this information however the average costs for the information for Riddlesdown leasehold premises is £360. When it comes to Riddlesdown conveyancing sales it is customary for the owner to cover the costs. The landlord or their agents are not duty bound to answer such questions although many will be willing to do so - albeit often at high prices disproportionate to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no statute that requires capped fees for administrative tasks. There is no statutory time frame by which they are required to issue the information.

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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

Planning law solicitors in Riddlesdown regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Riddlesdown with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ

Riddlesdown commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises Offices, shops or industrial units Drafting and approving option agreements Offices, shops, public houses, off licenses, factories, nursing homes and warehouses

Neighboring Locations

South Croydon
Purley
Riddlesdown
Sanderstead
Old Coulsdon
Kenley
Whyteleafe

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