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Reasons to use our Chipstead conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 This site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Chipstead will be carried out by a solicitor on your bank member panel.
  • 2 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Chipstead home moves can be made significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 Chipstead property lawyers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Chipstead property lawyer are the key to a successful Chipstead conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 5 Chipstead lawyers work in partnership with Chipstead estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, offering all the legal expertise and support you need

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chipstead since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chipstead

Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of Chipstead conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel?

Chipstead conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Virgin Money directly.

I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Chipstead for our home move. Our broker has since advised us that our bank Bank of Ireland won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?

A decade ago most lenders had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Chipstead conveyancing firms would have been on most bank panels. The FSA in 2010 completed a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which come to the conclusion: know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies are increasingly seeing more data from law firms concerning their operations and their employees and set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum number of conveyancing. Many Chipstead conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have a 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Chipstead is one of the hundreds of locations where the lawyers we list are are approved Bank of Ireland.

I happen to be the only recipient of my late mum's estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the my former home in Chipstead. The Chipstead property was put into my name in September. I plan to dispose of the property. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership will be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the house in September. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be affected by that. Some lenders would take a pragmatic view as this clause principally exists to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

When it comes to lenders such as Yorkshire BS, do Chipstead solicitors incur an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

We are getting the release of further monies on our home loan from Nottingham as we wish to carry out renovations to our home in Chipstead. Are we obliged to select a nearby Chipstead solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?

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

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Chipstead?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Chipstead will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Chipstead. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Chipstead.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Chipstead it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could cause delays to Chipstead commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Chipstead.

I have todayfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Chipstead for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out 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 Chipstead conveyancing specialists.

I'm remortgaging my existing property to a BTL loan with The Mortgage Works and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on another house. The area we are interested in is Chipstead. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our comparison tool on this page to be sure that the lawyers are approved by both banks. Having checked that they are the conveyancer will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should talk with you lawyer and communicate your expectations and needs.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chipstead regulated by the SRA

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

  • Mcmillan Williams Solicitors Limited, M W House, 41 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RB
  • Mcmillan Williams, M W House, 41 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RB
  • Terence Flynn & Co, 26a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RA
  • Rowe Radcliffe, 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2NJ
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chipstead regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Chipstead with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Chipstead. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Mcmillan Williams Solicitors Limited, M W House, 41 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RB
  • Terence Flynn & Co, 26a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RA
  • Rowe Radcliffe, 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2NJ
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ
  • John Nash & Co, 38 Stafford Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 9AA

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Chipstead regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Chipstead but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Sutherland & Co , Crown House, KT20 7ST

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

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