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Sutton Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of cases in Sutton that are buy to let is 10%
  • 2 119 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Sutton
  • 3 Average time from start to completion was 67 days for conveyancing in Sutton
  • 4 Average time frame of 97 days for registration of title in Sutton
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £17,440

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sutton since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sutton

Will lawyers request money up-front when it comes to conveyancing in Sutton?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Sutton your solicitor will request that you put them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is payable against the sale price then this will be asked for immediately ahead of exchange of contracts. The final balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer a couple of days ahead of the day of completion.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unexperienced as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Sutton. Do I receive the keys to the premises on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Sutton?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Sutton. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the owner’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.

I have paid off my mortgage with Aldermore. I assume I don't need a Sutton conveyancing practitioner on the Aldermore panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Aldermore mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Aldermore mortgage from the register. Aldermore, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Aldermore has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Aldermore has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Aldermore mortgage has been paid off.

Intending to buy a apartment in Sutton. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Principality conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Sutton lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Sutton 5 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

Nowadays there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware precisely where to locate all the suitable paperwork so you can purchase or dispose of your house without a hitch. Where duplicates can’t be located, your lawyer can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your property.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Sutton is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in Sutton are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Sutton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sutton may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Given that I am about to spend £400,000 on a property in Sutton I would like to talk to a solicitor concerning thehome move in advance of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer due to be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Sutton.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Sutton should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

We have recently had an offer accepted on our first house in Sutton, and need to get solicitors appointed. I have utilised the different comparison tools and the quotes are from all over the the UK. Is it critical to have a Sutton conveyancer local to our potential new home? I am content to do all the communicating over the web, but I guess at some stage we may need to visit the solicitor's office to sign papers?

The conveyancer does not need to be in Sutton, but choosing local means that you have the option to attend their offices if needed, by way of example, if a signature is immediately necessary. Furthermore, a Sutton solicitor have established relationships with local agents and (if the vendor has instructed a local lawyer) with them, which will help smooth the process.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Sutton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Porter & Co, 40 Benhill Avenue, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4DA
  • Copley Clark Llp, 36 Grove Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1BS
  • Charmini Ravindran Law Ltd, 8 Lind Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4PJ
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE
  • Stanley Smith Hill & Co, 35 High Street, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3BG

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Sutton

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Sutton specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Craden Moore Solicitors, Chancery House, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1JB
  • Porter & Co, 40 Benhill Avenue, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4DA
  • Copley Clark Llp, 36 Grove Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1BS
  • Charmini Ravindran Law Ltd, 8 Lind Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4PJ
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE

Planning law solicitors in Sutton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Sutton specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE
  • Crescent Law, 81 London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5HP
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ
  • Jeremy Marozzi & Co Solicitors, 12 Merton Park Parade, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3NT
  • Pegasus Solicitors Limited, 60 High Street, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4EZ

Neighboring Locations

Lower Morden
St Helier
Sutton
Carshalton
Belmont
Cheam
Belmont

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

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