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Main reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Upper Norwood

  • 1 Personal touch together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Upper Norwood property deals can be made a lot more complicated due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Upper Norwood property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Upper Norwood conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your sale or purchase
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Upper Norwood property lawyer have established excellent links with Upper Norwood local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your conveyancing in Upper Norwood.
  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Upper Norwood 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.
  • 5 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Upper Norwood regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Upper Norwood since November 2025*

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of apartment Woodland Hill SE19 1NY, sold for £770,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion

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Sale

of apartment St Aubyns Road SE19 3AD, at buying amount of £332,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of detached residence property, Colby Road, SE19 1HA completing on 19/12/2025 at a price of £632,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

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Purchase

of flat Tudor Road SE19 2UH, purchased for £585,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Upper Norwood

I can't travel far from Upper Norwood. Is there a reason why all Upper Norwood solicitors aren't automatically on all lender panels?

Lenders tend to impose restrictions on either the type or the number of conveyancing firms on their panel. Typical examples of such criteria being that a organisation must have two or more partners. As well as restricting the type of firm, some banks such as HSBC decided to limit the size of their panel they allow to act for them. It is worth noting that banks have no responsibility for the standard of service provided by any Upper Norwood lawyer on their approved list. Mortgage fraud was the primary trigger for the reduction of conveyancing panels from 2008 even though there are conflicting views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics via HMLR exposes that thousands of law organisations only conduct less than three conveyances annually. Those vindicating conveyancing panel cuts question why law firms deserve the right to remain on a bank panel when clearly property law is not their speciality?

I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my rented flat in Upper Norwood by 24/4/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?

Generally one should not give notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not already done so, notify to your conveyancer and ask them to they apply pressure on the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim to achieve

My flat in Upper Norwood is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Will the conveyancer have to be on the UBS conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the UBS 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 requirements fairly frequently in recent years.

My wife and I own a renovated Edwardian house in Upper Norwood. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Chelsea Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. Is it worth asking Chelsea Building Society to clarify?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Upper Norwood and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the work.

I own a leasehold house in Upper Norwood. Conveyancing and Platform Home Loans Ltd mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing practitioner in Upper Norwood who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

First make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the new freeholder. You do not need to incur the fees of a Upper Norwood conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I am the leaseholder of a second floor flat in Upper Norwood. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for a lease extension?

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

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Upper Norwood residence is Flats 55, 67 & 70 Melbourne Court Anerley Road in July 2013. The tribunal calculated that the premium for the extended lease at £48,366.00 for at 55, and £88,329.00 for ats 67 and 70 combined. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 26.38 years.

Do online conveyancing companies do everything a high street Upper Norwood solicitor does or do I still need to employ a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Upper Norwood?

Where you use an online conveyancer they will cover all the things your Upper Norwood conveyancer will cover.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Upper Norwood regulated by the SRA

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

  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF
  • Bennett Welch & Co, Bank Chambers, Westow Hill, London, SE19 1TY
  • Charles Clarke & Co, 77 High Street, London, SE20 7HW
  • Rose Samuel Odele & Partners, 252 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, SE26 4NL
  • Monioro Less & Co, Suite 209, Regents House, 291 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, London, SE26 4QD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Upper Norwood

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Upper Norwood practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws Llp, Greystoke House, 80-86 Westow Street, London, London, SE19 3AF
  • Bennett Welch & Co, Bank Chambers, Westow Hill, London, SE19 1TY
  • Braidwood Law Practice Solicitors, Falcon House, 6 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8LU
  • Rose Samuel Odele & Partners, 252 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, SE26 4NL
  • Monioro Less & Co, Suite 209, Regents House, 291 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, London, SE26 4QD

Planning law solicitors in Upper Norwood regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Upper Norwood 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
  • William Innes, 56 Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU
  • Streathers Clapham Llp, 53 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Beverley Morris & Co Incorporating Peter Egan & Co, 62 Lewisham High Street, London, London, SE13 5JH
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF

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

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