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Main reasons to use our service to assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in East Barming

  • 1 Over the years East Barming conveyancer have established very good links with East Barming local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your conveyancing in East Barming.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in East Barming is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Solicitor conveyancing firms have excellent personal links with East Barming estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 East Barming property lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to East Barming conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your home move
  • 5 East Barming conveyancers work in conjunction with East Barming estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress throughout

Examples of recent conveyancing in East Barming since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East Barming

Is it possible for conveyancing in East Barming to be concluded within 10 days?

In a situation where you are under a tight deadline to exchange it is highly recommended that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will make use of local contacts and insight. It is even conceivable that they may have handled otherproperties in the same road. Therefore consider using a East Barming conveyancing firm. In addition, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the lender panel. It is understood that 18% of East Barming conveyancing transactions are delayed or derailed after finding out that a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their banks member panel. This can often result in the home move being frustrated by an average of 21 days. It is claimed that this issue affects in the region of 100,000 home sales annually. Many East Barming conveyancing practices can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

I am assisting my sister sell her flat in East Barming. Will the conveyancer commission the EPC or it is for the owner to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s remained a mandatory component of selling a property. An EPC must be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms normally organise. Where you are using a East Barming conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with long established local assessors

I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in March 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Lloyds are being pedantic. The East Barming solicitor who is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Lloyds are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Lloyds have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Lloyds have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Lloyds may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by TSB. Is it usual for TSB to only issue the offer once my solicitor in East Barming is approved on their conveyancing panel? TSB have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

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

I am buying a new build house in East Barming with a loan from Godiva Mortgages Ltd. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about the extras as it could impact my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. East Barming is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in East Barming are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in East Barming you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in East Barming may determine 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 residence.

My husband and I are one month into a leasehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in East Barming. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?

A solicitor would need to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been generated? If so you need to make them aware of the new contact details and get the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental fees and frustration. That should be your starting point. Our search tool can help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in East Barming

All being well we will complete our sale of a £450,000 apartment in East Barming next week. The management company has quoted £324 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in East Barming?

East Barming conveyancing on leasehold apartments normally necessitates the buyer’s lawyer submitting enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is not legally bound to respond to these enquiries most will be content to do so. They are at liberty to charge a reasonable administration fee for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average fee for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some situations it exceeds £800. The management information fee demanded by the landlord must be accompanied by a summary of rights and obligations in respect of administration fees, without which the invoice is technically not due. Reality however dictates that one has no choice but to pay whatever is demanded if you want to exchange contracts with the buyer.

Leasehold Conveyancing in East Barming - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

    Who manages the building? You should want to find out as much as possible about the managing agents as they will impact your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you are often in the clutches of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to every day matters like the cleanliness of the communal areas. Enquire of other people if they are happy with them. On a final note, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the appropriate party and precisely what you get for your money. On the whole the outlay for major works tend not to be included within service charges, albeit that some managing agents in East Barming require leaseholders to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific purpose of building a fund for larger works.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in East Barming regulated by the SRA

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

  • Quills Solicitors, 68 Beverley Road, Barming, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9JR
  • Brachers Llp, Somerfield House, 57-59 London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JH
  • Daniel Francis Solicitors, 5a Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8RL
  • Gullands, 16 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6XT
  • Gill Turner Tucker, Colman House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1JE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in East Barming

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in East Barming practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Brachers Llp, Somerfield House, 57-59 London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JH
  • Daniel Francis Solicitors, 5a Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8RL
  • Gullands, 16 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6XT
  • Whitehead Monckton Limited, Monckton House, 72 King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BL
  • Morlings, 1-3 Clarendon Place, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BQ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in East Barming regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in East Barming practicing in commercial conveyancing in East Barming. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Brachers Llp, Somerfield House, 57-59 London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JH
  • Daniel Francis Solicitors, 5a Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8RL
  • Gullands, 16 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6XT
  • Gill Turner Tucker, Colman House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1JE
  • Burroughs, Alliance House, 38 King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BS

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