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Logical reasons to let us assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in St Johns

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in St Johns
  • 2 St Johns conveyancers have a significant advantage when it comes to St Johns conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase
  • 3 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 4 Over the years St Johns solicitor have established very good links with St Johns local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in St Johns.
  • 5 St Johns property lawyer are the key to a successful St Johns home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Johns since January 2025*

Purchase

of apartment Lind Street SE8 4JE, at a price of £432,500. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

Disposal

of terraced premises, Bolden Street, SE8 4JF completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £815,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of flat Mill Lane SE8 4HP, at sale sum of £325,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of apartment Deptford Bridge SE8 4HH, at sale sum of £400,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Johns

It is is a decade since I acquired my property in St Johns. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I am unable to track down my title deeds. Is this a problem?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be retained by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in St Johns involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in St Johns. My lender is Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 15/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :

My relative recommended that if I am buying in St Johns I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your St Johns conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about St Johns around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding St Johns.

I am buying a new build flat in St Johns. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in St Johns

    There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

Is there anything unique about your site and alternative online quote calculators for conveyancing in St Johns?

At this site obtain a conveyancing costs illustration from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the issues for your conveyancing in St Johns. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we do not charge firms a fee if you appoint them for your property ownership legalities in St Johns

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in St Johns for my home move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

One can search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Johns regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in St Johns practicing in commercial conveyancing in St Johns. This could include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Kagan & Co, 245a Lewisham Way, London, SE4 1XF
  • Nat Ado Solicitors, 55 Deptford Broadway, London, SE8 4PH
  • Grant Saw Solicitors Llp, 1st Floor, Norman House, 110-114 Norman Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9EH
  • Brown And Co. Solicitors, Athelney House, 161- 165 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London, London, SE10 8JA
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in St Johns regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

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

Planning law solicitors in St Johns regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in St Johns with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ
  • Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Llp, Tower Bridge House, St. Katharines Way, London, E1W 1AA
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Llp, 3 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AQ
  • Gowling Wlg (uk) Llp, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU

Neighboring Locations

Deptford
New Cross
St Johns
Lewisham

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

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