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Reasons to use our Chichester conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Chichester regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Chichester and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 2 Chichester solicitor are the key to a successful Chichester home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers may claim it could be important to visit your conveyancer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 4 The organisations identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 5 We are the UKs most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Chichester who are regulated by the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chichester since January 2025*

Sale

of terraced premises, North Road, PO18 8NL completing on 29/01/2025 at a price of £395,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title

Purchase

of flat Pagham Road PO21 3TQ, acquired for £85,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of house residence, Hunters Close, PO21 4HR completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £500,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of detached residence property, Edinburgh Close, PO21 4PW completing on 29/01/2025 at a price of £392,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chichester

My partner and I intend to remortgage our penthouse in Chichester with RBS. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who reside at the property. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this form unique to the RBS conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his rights to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your RBS conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to RBS. This is solely used to protect RBS if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of RBS had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

I acquired my house on 16 July and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Chichester said it would be registered inside ten days. Are transfers in Chichester particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Chichester registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any interested persons or bodies. Currently approximately three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Historically registration occurs after the buyer is living at the premises therefore post completion formalities is not always primary concern but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Chichester with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about this deal as it will put at risk my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Chichester I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Chichester in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a mortgage that many years may be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I'm converting the mortgage on my existing home to a buy to let mortgage with Barclays and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a down payment on a second property. The location we are interested in is Chichester. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of lenders and tie in the transactions?

Do use our comparison tool on this site to be sure that the lawyers are approved by both lenders. Having checked that they are the solicitor should be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you solicitor and make apparent your desired outcome and requirements.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am disposing of a house in Swansea but I am based in Chichester. My lawyer (based 260 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Chichester to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Chichester

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chichester regulated by the SRA

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

  • George Ide Llp, 52 North Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1NQ
  • Wannops Llp, South Pallant House, 8 South Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1TH
  • Charles Hill Hubbard, 27-28 Southgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1ES
  • Stone Milward Rapers With Paul Hills & Co, 50 Westgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HE
  • Rita Sen Solicitors, 4 Nyetimber Lane, Rose Green, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 3HG

Planning law solicitors in Chichester regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Chichester practicing in planning law. This may include advice on special planning controls
  • Wannops Llp, South Pallant House, 8 South Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1TH

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Chichester?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Chichester. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Receive a timeous, objective and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Chichester about your conveyancing in Chichester.

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

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