New Build Conveyancing in London, Handled by One Solicitor

Buying a new build in London brings a particular kind of pressure. You've reserved a plot, paid the developer's fee, and now you're working to a fixed exchange deadline, often just 28 days, while trying to make sense of a thick pack of contracts, planning conditions, warranty documents and management company arrangements. In a market where demand for new build stock across zones 2 to 6 routinely outstrips supply, developers hold the timetable firmly, and the logistics of dealing with large London schemes, multiple phases, shared amenities, estate rentcharges, ground rent provisions and Building Safety Act implications for taller blocks, mean the paperwork is rarely straightforward. That is very different from a new build in a smaller South East development, where timescales tend to be less compressed and title structures simpler.

At our firm, Lauren Basger, a named solicitor (SRA 455207), handles your purchase from instruction through to completion. You will not be passed between case handlers or left chasing updates through a call centre. Lauren reviews the developer's contract pack in detail, checking the reservation terms, deposit protections, longstop dates, management company obligations, service charge estimates and any lease provisions that could affect resale or future remortgaging. Where a scheme falls within the higher-risk building regime, she will explain what that means for you as a buyer, both now and over the longer term. If you are using Help to Buy, a shared ownership scheme or a bank of mum and dad arrangement, that is factored into the timeline from day one.

We have offices in London and Manchester and advise on new build purchases across England and Wales, with press coverage in the BBC, Financial Times, Guardian and Times, and recognition as a Leading Firm by the Legal 500 UK 2022. If you would like to talk through a specific development or reservation deadline before committing, call 0330 808 0849 for a no-obligation initial discussion. You will get straight answers on cost, likely timing, searches, stamp duty and what to expect between reservation and exchange, so you can move forward knowing where you stand.