We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in West Croydon who is on the RBS solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for RBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in West Croydon.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in West Croydon. My lender is Platform

Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 11/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :

A relative suggested that where I am purchasing in West Croydon I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your West Croydon conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about West Croydon around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the West Croydon Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning West Croydon.

Do I need to be wary that estate agents that I am dealing with are recommending an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street West Croydon conveyancing firm?

As with lots of professional services, often input from relatives can be extremely useful or valuable. But there are lots of people with a keen interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks might all put forward solicitors to instruct. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there exists a financial incentive behind the endorsement. You have the right to appoint your preferred conveyancer. You need to be aware that the majority of lenders have an approved list of conveyancers you are obliged to use for the lender aspect of your home move.

My husband and I have recently had an offer accepted on our 1st home in West Croydon, and are about to get solicitors instructed. I have utilised the different comparison based websites and the fee estimates are from all across the country. Is it critical to have a West Croydon conveyancing practitioner local to your prospective house? We are fine to do all the communicating over the internet, but I assume at some stage we may be required to attend the lawyer's office to sign contracts?

Generally there is no need to attend the office of your conveyancer, they can post any relevant contracts to you, which you can sign and send back. Many buyers and sellers choose to instruct a locally based solicitor, but it is not essential for conveyancing in West Croydon.