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Examples of recent conveyancing in Southwark since May 2026*

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Acquisition

of apartment Weston Street SE1 3RS, sold for £2,230,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title

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Sale

of apartment Leathermarket Court SE1 3HS, at sale price of £555,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of semi-detached property, Park Street, SE1 9EQ completing on 15/05/2026 at a price of £3,960,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Purchase

of flat Redcross Way SE1 1EY, purchased for £470,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Southwark

My best friend’s mother is a property lawyer. I anticipate that I will be offered preferential pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Southwark?

Do compare pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. The estimates will be different but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is true with most professions.

We are a couple about to sign contracts for a garden flat in Southwark. We encountered a problem. The loan offer with Skipton Building Society runs out on 5/10/2026 but the vendors are putting forward a completion date of 7/10/2026. Is it possible to extend the mortgage expiry date?

The best person to deal with your concern is your conveyancer who will assess whether he or she is should be discussing with the bank, owner’s conveyancers, estate agents or conceivably all parties based on the history of your transaction to date.

We note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Southwark?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Southwark.

I am selling my apartment in Southwark. Will my property lawyer have to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the HSBC conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently at the moment.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Southwark?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Southwark will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Southwark. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Southwark.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Southwark it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can result in delays to Southwark commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Southwark.

All being well we will complete the sale of our £400,000 garden flat in Southwark next Thursday. The landlords agents has quoted £408 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Southwark?

Southwark conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes often necessitates the buyer’s conveyancer sending enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to respond to such questions most will be willing to do so. They are at liberty to charge a reasonable charge for responding to enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average fee for the paperwork that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some transactions it exceeds £800. The management information fee levied by the landlord must be sent together with a summary of entitlements and obligations in respect of administration fees, otherwise the charge is not strictly payable. Reality however dictates that one has little choice but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to complete the sale of your home.

I am the proprietor of a ground-floor 1950’s flat in Southwark. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for the purchase of the freehold?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to determine the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Southwark property is 1-41 Royal Tower Lodge 40 Cartwright Street in April 2013. the tribunal adding the agreed value of capitalised ground rents and the reversion the price to be paid for the freehold was £1,187,000 This case affected 41 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 107 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Southwark regulated by the SRA

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

  • Greenberg Traurig Maher Llp, The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE1 9SG
  • 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
  • Bryan O'connor & Co, St Margaret's House, 18-20 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1TS

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Southwark regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Southwark with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Southwark. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Greenberg Traurig Maher Llp, The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE1 9SG
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Bryan O'connor & Co, St Margaret's House, 18-20 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1TS
  • Rls Solicitors Limited, Suite 30-33, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 1TY

Planning law solicitors in Southwark regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Southwark specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Southwark
  • Greenberg Traurig Maher Llp, The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London, SE1 9SG
  • Sibley Law Llp, Delta House, 175 - 177 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1HR
  • Ola Leslie Solicitors Llp, 60 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XF
  • Deighton Pierce Glynn Limited, 8 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ
  • Howard Kennedy Llp, No.1 London Bridge, London, SE1 9BG

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

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