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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Chelsfield conveyancing

Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Chelsfield

  • 1 Chelsfield conveyancers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 2 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Chelsfield have a grasp oflocal concerns peculiar to Chelsfield and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Chelsfield
  • 4 The Chelsfield conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Chelsfield
  • 5 Chelsfield solicitors work in conjunction with Chelsfield estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chelsfield since January 2025*

Sale

of terraced premises, Repton Road, BR6 9JA completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £575,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of terraced property, Rookesley Road, BR5 4HJ completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £415,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, ordering official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Somerden Road, BR5 4HS completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £475,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Tower Road, BR6 0SQ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £921,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chelsfield

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to to identify firms on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for instance in Chelsfield?

We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.

My colleague advised me that where I am buying in Chelsfield I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Chelsfield conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Chelsfield around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Chelsfield Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Chelsfield.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Chelsfield with a mortgage from Nationwide Building Society. The sellers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it could impact my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Chelsfield is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Chelsfield are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Chelsfield you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chelsfield may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

What is different about your site and alternative online quote calculators for conveyancing in Chelsfield?

At this site secure a fixed fee quote via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the issues of your conveyancing in Chelsfield. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we are not in the business of charging firms a commission if you appoint them for your home move in Chelsfield

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Chelsfield. I've stumble upon a site which seems to have the perfect answer If it is possible to get all formalities completed via email that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chelsfield

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Chelsfield specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Cader Solicitors, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chelsfield regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Chelsfield specialising in commercial conveyancing in Chelsfield. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Bishop Akers & Co, Haven House, 193 Swanley Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7LA
  • Strube & Co, 70 St James Way, Sidcup, Kent, London, Kent, DA14 5HF

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Chelsfield regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Chelsfield but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Peter W Stevens , 107 Maxwell Gardens, BR6 9QT
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB

Neighboring Locations

Goddington
Chelsfield
Pratt's Bottom

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

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