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Reasons to use our Shadwell conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Personal touch together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Shadwell home moves can be made a lot more complicated as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 2 Our site offers most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Shadwell governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers are located in Shadwell - if so sets of conveyancers will be familiar
  • 4 Shadwell solicitors are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Shadwell have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Shadwell and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shadwell since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shadwell

Completed the sale of my flat in Shadwell last April yet the purchaser is Skype messaging daily to say their conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your conveyancer should send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your conveyancer must also evidence that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion formalities unique to conveyancing in Shadwell.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Shadwell. I I am struggling to find out if they are on the Birmingham Midshires approved list of lawyers. Could you assist?

The first thing to do is phone the lawyer and enquire if they can act for the lender. Alternatively you can get in touch with Birmingham Midshires who may be able to help.

I am helping my aunt sell her flat in Shadwell. Does the solicitor arrange an energy performance certificate or it is for me to coordinate?

After the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates remained a compulsory component of selling a house. An energy performance certificate must be to hand before the property is marketed. This is not something that lawyers ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Shadwell conveyancing solicitor they may be able to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with reputable local energy assessors

A friend advised me that in buying a property in Shadwell there may be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Shadwell which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Shadwell should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Shadwell. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?

Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.

I have justbecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Shadwell for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest way to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Shadwell conveyancing specialists.

I'm buying my first flat in Shadwell with a loan from Virgin Money. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this extras as it will adversely affect my mortgage with Virgin Money. Should I keep quiet?.

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

Hoping to buy a property located in Shadwell and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Shadwell. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Shadwell area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Shadwell. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Shadwell regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Shadwell with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Shadwell. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Gawor & Co, New Crane Wharf, New Crane Place, Wapping, London, London, E1W 3TS
  • Hsr Solicitors, Victoria House, 526 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HY
  • Harris Waters & Co, Dundee Court, 73 Wapping High Street, London, Greater London, E1W 2YG
  • Hafiz & Haque Solicitors, 18 Cavell Street, London, E1 2HP
  • Nabas International Lawyers Llp, City Business Centre, Lower Road, Unit 23, London, London, SE16 2XB

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Shadwell regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Shadwell but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • T J Ball & Company, 49 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
  • Stratega Law Ltd, Sutherland House, W1F 7TE

Planning law solicitors in Shadwell regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Shadwell practicing in planning law. This may include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Adams Solicitors, Adams House, 129 Mile End Road, London, E1 4BG
  • Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Llp, Tower Bridge House, St. Katharines Way, London, E1W 1AA
  • Clyde & Co Llp, The St. Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Llp, 3 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AQ
  • Laytons Solicitors Llp, 5th Floor, 2 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AP

Neighboring Locations

Stepney
Limehouse
Wapping
Shadwell
Ratcliff
Surrey Quays
Rotherhithe

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

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