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Main reasons to use our service to help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Sanderstead

  • 1 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Sanderstead governed by the SRA or CLC.
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Sanderstead is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Sanderstead has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 4 The Sanderstead conveyancing practitioners that are identified are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Sanderstead
  • 5 Sanderstead conveyancing lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sanderstead since December 2024*

Disposal

of terraced residence, The Windings, CR2 0HU completing on 14/01/2025 at a price of £840,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Sale

of house premises, Maywater Close, CR2 0RS completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £603,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Sale

of house premises, Norfolk Avenue, CR2 8BS completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £757,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Disposal

of detached residence property, Penwortham Road, CR2 0QS completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £735,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sanderstead

Having been referred to your company we were about to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Sanderstead listed on your site but stumbled across some other costs illustrations via the web seem less expensive – why is this?

There are numerous firms promoting pretending to offer £99 conveyancing, unfortunately it’s common in such cases for additionalcharges end up with the completion bill being escalated. In accordance with regulatory requirements fees listed in terms of engagement should be equitable invoiced The law firms that we put forward for conveyancing in Sanderstead genuinely set out all legal fees for the property you intend tobuy.

We are purchasing a house and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Sanderstead

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Sanderstead to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I have a terraced Edwardian property in Sanderstead. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and The Mortgage Works. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Sanderstead and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.

I am buying my first flat in Sanderstead with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about this deal as it could impact my loan with Platform Home Loans Ltd. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

My father has recommend that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Sanderstead. Should I choose my own conveyancer?

There are no two ways about it the best way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to get referrals from friends or relatives who have used the conveyancer you're contemplating using.

I am looking at a two maisonettes in Sanderstead both have in the region of forty five years unexpired on the lease term. Will this present a problem?

There are plenty of short leases in Sanderstead. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a period of time. As a lease gets shorter the saleability of the lease decreases and it becomes more expensive to extend the lease. For this reason it is generally wise to increase the term of the lease. More often than not it is difficult to sell a property with a short lease as mortgage lenders may be reluctant to lend money on properties of this type. Lease enfranchisement can be a difficult process. We recommend you seek professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this arena.

Following years of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Sanderstead. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Sanderstead flat is The Woodlands 95 Purley Park Road in April 2009. The Tribunals own valuation produced the figure of £37,912. This case was in relation to 6 flats. The unexpired term was 78.32 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Sanderstead regulated by the SRA

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

  • Manchesters, 21 Limpsfield Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9LA
  • Gordon Gray, 133 Addington Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8LH
  • 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
  • Edridges & Drummonds, Crossways Parade, Selsdon Park Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8JJ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Sanderstead regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Sanderstead with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Sanderstead. This could include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Gordon Gray, 133 Addington Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8LH
  • 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
  • Edridges & Drummonds, Crossways Parade, Selsdon Park Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8JJ
  • Anthony Leonard Associates, Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0XZ

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

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Sanderstead. If using a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Have an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a timeous, independent and comprehensive service where if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Sanderstead.

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

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