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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Surrey Quays

  • 1 This site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Surrey Quays will be carried out by a conveyancer on your lender’s member panel.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Surrey Quays 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 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Surrey Quays are familiar with the local issues specific to Surrey Quays and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 Surrey Quays property lawyers work in conjunction with Surrey Quays estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, offering all the legal expertise and support you need
  • 5 Surrey Quays solicitors will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Surrey Quays since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Surrey Quays

I have 70 years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Surrey Quays. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions correct?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 11/10/2025 the requirements read as follows :

85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower.

I have been told that property searches are a common cause of hinderance in Surrey Quays house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Surrey Quays.

How does conveyancing in Surrey Quays differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Surrey Quays contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because builders in Surrey Quays usually purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Surrey Quays or who has acted in the same development.

What tools are available to search for a Surrey Quays law firm on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 10miles to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Surrey Quays conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Surrey Quays conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to verify if they are on the National Westminster Bank member panel

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, but the property agent advised that the seller will only move forward if we appoint the agent's recommended solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Surrey Quays

It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to appoint your preferred Surrey Quays conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothe ones that will provide their estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by senior management.

I want to rent out my leasehold flat in Surrey Quays. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Do I need to ask my freeholder for their consent?

Your lease dictates the relationship between the freeholder and you the flat owner; in particular, it will indicate if subletting is banned, or permitted but only subject to certain conditions. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is allowed. Most leases in Surrey Quays do not prevent strict prohibition on subletting – such a clause would adversely affect the market value the property. Instead, there is usually simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a copy of the tenancy agreement.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without getting anywhere. Can one make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Surrey Quays conveyancing firm to represent me?

if there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the LVT to judgment on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Surrey Quays property is 12, 14 & 16 Hull Close in May 2010. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the acquisition of the freehold to the subject premises was the sum of £18,300 This case related to 3 flats. The unexpired term was 101.61 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Surrey Quays

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Surrey Quays with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Baldwin & Co, 236-238 Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4BE
  • Gawor & Co, New Crane Wharf, New Crane Place, Wapping, London, London, E1W 3TS
  • Stephens Happyman & Co Solicitors, Daisy Business Park, Unit 7 (Ground Floor), 19 - 35 Sylvan Grove, London, London, SE15 1PD
  • Liberty & Co Solicitors, 624 Old Kent Road, London, Southwark, SE15 1JB
  • Fitzpatrick & Co, 887 Old Kent Road, London, London, London, SE15 1NL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Surrey Quays regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Surrey Quays with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Surrey Quays. This should include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Nabas International Lawyers Llp, City Business Centre, Lower Road, Unit 23, London, London, SE16 2XB
  • Baldwin & Co, 236-238 Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4BE
  • Harris Waters & Co, Dundee Court, 73 Wapping High Street, London, Greater London, E1W 2YG
  • Gawor & Co, New Crane Wharf, New Crane Place, Wapping, London, London, E1W 3TS
  • Fitzpatrick & Co, 887 Old Kent Road, London, London, London, SE15 1NL

Planning law solicitors in Surrey Quays regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Surrey Quays practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • 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
  • Cranelaw Nominees Limited, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU
  • Bond Dickinson Llp, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU
  • Gowling Wlg (uk) Llp, 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU

Neighboring Locations

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Rotherhithe
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