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Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Wapping

  • 1 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers tell you it just might be important to attend your lawyer to sign contracts. There are enough parties with an interest in a house sale without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Wapping
  • 3 Wapping lawyers work in conjunction with Wapping estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 4 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Wapping have a grasp oflocal concerns specific to Wapping and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 5 There is a distinct possibility the the solicitors for the other party have offices in Wapping - if so sets of lawyers will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wapping since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wapping

I am purchasing a house mortgage free in Wapping. I have resided for the previous dozen years in Wapping. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. Given that I have knowledge of the road and vicinity very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?

Provided that you do not need a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Wapping conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your lawyer will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he is duty bound to do this. One thing to consider; if you are intend to dispose of the house one day, it could be of importance to your future buyer what the searches determine. Sometimes properties with day to day issues can still reveal adverse search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Wapping should be able to give you some helpful guidance here.

My mortgage company has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Wapping but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Wapping or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?

The minority of Wapping conveyancing practitioners are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use the above find an approved solicitor tool to choose a Wapping conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.

My wife and I are buying a flat in Wapping. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we will need to send money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Can you point me to a directory of Skipton panel solicitors in Wapping on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few mortgage companies make their panel listings open the public over the internet. Where you are in need of a Wapping lawyer on the Skipton please make the most of our facility.

I'm in the process of looking at flats in Wapping and I am about to put in an offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a mortgage with Kent Reliance.

It would be wise to instigate your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Kent Reliance, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

What can a local search tell me about the property I am purchasing in Wapping?

Wapping conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Onsearch The local search plays a central part in most Wapping conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject areas.

I have recentlybecome aware that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Wapping for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Wapping conveyancing specialists.

I am four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the high street agent to carry out the conveyancing in Wapping. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

A conveyancer would have to be very poor to suggest changing them. Has your loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the new contact details and have the offer are re-sent. Your conveyancer should be on the lenders panel to avoid supplemental costs and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The search tool should help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Wapping

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Wapping regulated by the SRA

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

  • Harris Waters & Co, Dundee Court, 73 Wapping High Street, London, Greater London, E1W 2YG
  • Waterstone Chambers Llp, 171 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX
  • Gawor & Co, New Crane Wharf, New Crane Place, Wapping, London, London, E1W 3TS
  • Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Llp, Tower Bridge House, St. Katharines Way, London, E1W 1AA
  • Mq Hassan Solicitors, 37 New Road, Ground Floor, Whitechapel, London, E1 1HE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Wapping

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Wapping with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Waterstone Chambers Llp, 171 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX
  • Gawor & Co, New Crane Wharf, New Crane Place, Wapping, London, London, E1W 3TS
  • Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Llp, Tower Bridge House, St. Katharines Way, London, E1W 1AA
  • Raymond Saul & Co Llp, 32 Alie Street, London, London, E1 8DA
  • Dorman Joseph Wachtel, 57 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Wapping regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wapping specialising in commercial conveyancing in Wapping. This should include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Harris Waters & Co, Dundee Court, 73 Wapping High Street, London, Greater London, E1W 2YG
  • Waterstone Chambers Llp, 171 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX
  • Gawor & Co, New Crane Wharf, New Crane Place, Wapping, London, London, E1W 3TS
  • Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Llp, Tower Bridge House, St. Katharines Way, London, E1W 1AA
  • Thamina Solicitors Limited, 135 Commercial Road, 1st Floor, London, London, E1 1PX

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

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