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Canterbury Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Canterbury is 5% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 2 Percentage of cases in Canterbury that are buy to let is 15%
  • 3 117 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Canterbury
  • 4 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 5 Average time from start to completion was 68 days for conveyancing in Canterbury

Examples of recent conveyancing in Canterbury since March 2026*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Canterbury

What is the most effective way to find the right solicitor to supply a quality service for my conveyancing in Canterbury?

First ask connections who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service.

Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Canterbury. Phone a couple or more firms from the list and ask them to forward you their conveyancing quote and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee your conveyancing prior tocommitting.

Third is to use our search tool to help you find the right lawyers taking into account your own expectations including area of the property,timings, complications and who your intended mortgage company is. Do not be fooled by £100 conveyancing in Canterbury

Completed the sale of my flat in Canterbury last June yet the purchaser is e-mailing daily complaining that their conveyancer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your lawyer should send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your lawyer should also evidence that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Canterbury.

Are the BSA planning on creating a searchable register to list law firms on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for instance in Canterbury?

We would not expect to be advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.

We are getting a further advance on our home loan from UBS as we wish to conduct alterations to our home in Canterbury. Do we need to select a bricks and mortar Canterbury solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

UBS don't usually instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the UBS list.

I am buying a property in Canterbury. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender HSBC be concerned?

As your lender is HSBC your lawyer must comply with the formal instructions contained in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for HSBC. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook stipulates minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to HSBC where a lease fails to satisfy these specifications. The provisions relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to Canterbury.

I had an offer accepted on a house in Canterbury on 14/5/2026, valuation was booked 4 days after, all came back fine. Property lawyer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nationwide and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Are Nationwide entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nationwide to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I need some fast conveyancing in Canterbury as I have a deadline to sign on the dotted line inside one month. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are not getting a mortgage you are at liberty not to do searches although no lawyer would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Canterbury the following are examples of what can be revealed and therefore impact future saleability: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I have todaybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Canterbury for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can make 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 Canterbury conveyancing specialists.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Canterbury regulated by the SRA

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

  • Furley Page Llp, 39 St. Margarets Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TX
  • Beadle Pitt & Gottschalk, 1 St. Margarets Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TT
  • Gardner Croft Llp, 2 Castle Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2QH
  • Direction Home (law) Llp, 31 Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2UD
  • Girlings Solicitors Llp, 16 Rose Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2UR

Planning law solicitors in Canterbury regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Canterbury practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Furley Page Llp, 39 St. Margarets Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TX
  • Direction Home (law) Llp, 31 Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2UD

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Canterbury usually comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (if appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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