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  • 1 Chislehurst solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Chislehurst home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
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  • 3 Chislehurst lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Chislehurst conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move
  • 4 The companies shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 5 This site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Chislehurst will be conducted by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chislehurst since January 2025*

Disposal

of house premises, Old Farm Avenue, DA15 8AJ completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £500,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Disposal

of semi premises, Birkbeck Road, DA14 4DJ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £457,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Purchase

of flat Parkview Road SE9 3QP, at a price of £315,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Acquisition

of flat Lansdown Road DA14 4EF, at a price of £260,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chislehurst

Me and my partner are intending to buy a 1 bedroom flat in Chislehurst with a mortgage. We like our Chislehurst solicitor, but the mortgage company advise she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the lender panel firms or continue with our Chislehurst conveyancer and pay for one of their panel firms to act for them. We regard this is unjust; is there anything we can do?

No, not really. Your mortgage offer is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your Chislehurst conveyancing solicitor to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.

Can the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool carry out attended exchange conveyancing in Chislehurst?

There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Do e-mail us to receive a fee calculation and details as to dates.

Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Chislehurst conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Principality conveyancing panel?

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

Should my conveyancer be raising questions concerning flooding during the conveyancing in Chislehurst.

Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Chislehurst. Plenty of people will acquire a house in Chislehurst, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a number of searches that may be carried out by the buyer or by their solicitors which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Chislehurst. The standard completed inquiry forms supplied to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the owner to determine whether the property has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred and is not revealed by the seller, then a purchaser could issue a claim for damages resulting from an inaccurate response. A purchaser’s conveyancers may also conduct an enviro search. This should indicate if there is any known flood risk. If so, further investigations should be made.

Last December I purchased a leasehold flat in Chislehurst. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?

Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a Chislehurst conveyancing firm to represent me?

Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chislehurst residence is 70 Andace Park Gardens 133-149 Widmore Road in November 2013. Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the lease extension was £10,052 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 72 years.

Me and my husband accepted an offer on a Chislehurst bungalow we inherited six years ago in 2012. I have over 12 years conveyancing experience and, now retired, see no reason not to undertake my own legal work. The purchaser's conveyancer has informed me that their bank will not allow you to do your own conveyancing insisting the funds to be transferred to a solicitor's bank account.

Mortgage requirements to solicitors from all CML members specify that If the vendor is not legally represented the purchaser’s lawyers should check whether the lender needs to be told so that a decision can be made if they are willing to proceed.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chislehurst regulated by the SRA

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

  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Preston Mellor Harrison, 30 High Street, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5AS
  • Klr Solicitors Limited, 63a High Steet, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6DW
  • Renier Gillies Limited, 25 High Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6ED
  • Braund & Fedrick, 13 Market Parade, High Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6EP

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chislehurst

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Chislehurst with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Cader Solicitors, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Preston Mellor Harrison, 30 High Street, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5AS
  • Renier Gillies Limited, 25 High Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6ED
  • Braund & Fedrick, 13 Market Parade, High Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6EP

Planning law solicitors in Chislehurst regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Chislehurst practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ

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

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