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Main reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Temple

  • 1 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Temple is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 The practices shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 3 Temple lawyers work in conjunction with Temple estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress all the way along
  • 4 Property lawyer conveyancing lawyers have very good personal links with Temple estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 You can gain comfort when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Temple has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Temple since June 2026*

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Transfer

of house premises, Regents Park Road, NW1 7TL completing on 26/06/2026 at a price of £4,900,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

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Purchase

of apartment Broome Way SE5 7FY, acquired for £487,500. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title

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Conveyance

of flat Palmer Road SW11 4FS, acquired for £555,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of house premises, Old Church Street, SW3 6EB completing on 26/06/2026 at a price of £23,000,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Temple

I am one month into the sale of my house in Temple and the estate agent has just telephoned to advise that the purchasers are switching law firm. I am told that this is due to the fact that the mortgage company will only deal with solicitors on their approved list. On what basis would a leading lender only engage with specific lawyers rather the firm that they want to select to handle their conveyancing in Temple ?

UK lenders have always had an approved set of law firms that can represent them, but in recent years big names such as Lloyds Banking Group, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have represented them for more than 15 years.

Lending institutions point to the increase in fraud as the reason for the cull – criteria have been tightened as a smaller panel is easier to monitor. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society claims that it is hearing daily from firms that have been removed from panels. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. Your buyers are unlikely to have any impact on this.

My partner and I swapping mortgage lender for our maisonette in Temple with RBS. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the property is forfeited by the lender. I have two questions (1) Is this form unique to the RBS conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 3 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?

On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to RBS. This is solely used to protect RBS if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of RBS had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The bank mentioned the mortgage came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to use their panel solicitor as I would much rather use a Temple based conveyancing firm?

You should check but the the likelihood is that give you one of their panel conveyancers should you want the "fee-free" incentive. Call the lender to check if they offer you a cash alternative. It is not unheard for a lender to give a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case you could put that amount towards your preferred conveyancing solicitor near Temple.

My colleague advised me that if I am buying in Temple I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Temple conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Temple around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Temple Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Temple Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Temple.

My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent told us that the owners will only issue a contract if we instruct the agent's recommended solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Temple

It is unlikely the sellers are driving this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the vendors direct and explain that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to instruct your preferred Temple conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds demanded by head office.

I previously informed by my lender that their panel lawyers operate no sale no charge basis for conveyancing in Temple. I had a purchase fall through nevertheless the solicitors have invoiced for search fees! They are claiming that the fees are nothing to do with their fees!

Temple conveyancing search costs are disbursements not solicitors fees as these are paid to a third party.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Temple regulated by the SRA

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

  • Ebr Attridge Llp, 44 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3JF
  • Bates Solicitors Limited, 43 Essex Street, London, London, WC2R 3JF
  • Lexlaw Limited, 4 Middle Temple Lane, Middle Temple (Inn of Court), Temple, City of London, London, EC4Y 9AA
  • Kerman & Co Llp, 200-203 Strand, London, London, WC2R 1DJ
  • Atkins Thomson Limited, 3 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1AU

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Temple regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Temple with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Temple. This will likely include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Bates Solicitors Limited, 43 Essex Street, London, London, WC2R 3JF
  • Ebr Attridge Llp, 44 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3JF
  • Kerman & Co Llp, 200-203 Strand, London, London, WC2R 1DJ
  • Atkins Thomson Limited, 3 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1AU
  • Drukker Limited, Eldon Chambers, 30-32 Fleet Street, London, London, EC4Y 1AA

Planning law solicitors in Temple regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Temple with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Ebr Attridge Llp, 44 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3JF
  • Bates Solicitors Limited, 43 Essex Street, London, London, WC2R 3JF
  • Kerman & Co Llp, 200-203 Strand, London, London, WC2R 1DJ
  • Darwin Law Limited, Third Floor, 21 Fleet Street, London, Greater London, EC4Y 1AA
  • Excello Law Limited, 5 Chancery Lane, London, London, WC2A 1LG

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

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