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Reasons to use our Barnes Cray conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Barnes Cray is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Barnes Cray
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in choosing a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 This site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Barnes Cray will be carried out by a solicitor on your lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing lawyers have valuable personal connections with Barnes Cray estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Barnes Cray since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Barnes Cray

Would the conveyancing practitioners listed on your site handle right to buy conveyancing in Barnes Cray?

We have identified numerous conveyancing practitioners who can handle right to buy conveyancing You should get in touch with the solicitors listed with a view to secure a costs illustration.

Having sold my house in Barnes Cray last October yet the purchaser is texting daily to moan that his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your sale your solicitor is obliged to send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also evidence that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Barnes Cray.

Just acquired a semi-detached house in Barnes Cray , how long will it take for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Barnes Cray conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be sure that my purchase is registered.

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Barnes Cray registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any third persons or bodies. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are fully dealt with within two weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Historically registration takes place once the purchaser has moved in to the property thus an expedited registration is not typically primary concern yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor could speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one close by in Barnes Cray I like with open areas and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Barnes Cray in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage that many years will likely be problematic. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Barnes Cray for my remortgage. Can I see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my basement flat in Barnes Cray. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just received a yearly service charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would given that all rents and service charges should be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I am the registered owner of a basement flat in Barnes Cray. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for a lease extension?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Barnes Cray premises is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired lease term was 76 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Barnes Cray

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Barnes Cray practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Caroline Mathews Solicitors, 57 Perry Street, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4RB
  • Neves Scott, 8a Hythe Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2AG
  • Dorcas Funmi & Co, 12 Brook Street, Erith, Kent, DA8 1JQ
  • Augustine Clement, 1st Floor 3 Market Place, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7DU
  • Medlicott & Benson, 5 Curates Walk, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7BJ

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Barnes Cray regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Barnes Cray but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB

Planning law solicitors in Barnes Cray regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Barnes Cray practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Barnes Cray
  • Apex Law Llp, 3 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HH
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX

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