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Reasons to use our East Dean conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Experience means that East Dean property lawyer have developed excellent working relationships with East Dean local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your home move in East Dean.
  • 2 Regardless other sites may claim it may be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a homemove without needing to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 3 East Dean conveyancing lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in East Dean
  • 5 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in East Dean will be carried out by a solicitor on your bank member panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in East Dean since January 2025*

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Disposal

of detached residence residence, Willingdon Road, BN21 1TJ completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £230,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of apartment Willingdon Road BN21 1TN, at buying consideration of £250,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Conveyance

of flat St Annes Road BN21 2BS, sold for £235,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Acquisition

of flat Susans Road BN21 3HA, purchased for £97,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East Dean

It has taken forever and a day but a loan offer from Santander for the refinancing of my 2 room flat is due within the next few days. Are you able to suggest a cheap conveyancing practitioner in East Dean?

This site is not designed to assist those in pursuit of the lowest fares for conveyancing in East Dean. We can offer you cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint companies enticing you with low cost conveyancing in East Dean. Optimistically, in being led by low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up invoiced for extras and still not receive the service you were hoping for.

The East Dean conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my purchase in East Dean have suddenly shut down. They were on acting for me because I had to have a firm on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and my previous East Dean lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What do I do now?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist.

We are getting the release of further funds on our home loan from Virgin Money as we intend to conduct improvements to our home in East Dean. Are we obliged to choose a local East Dean solicitor on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?

Virgin Money would not normally appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Virgin Money list.

I can not work out if my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called my East Dean bank branch on numerous occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My East Dean conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told they would not lend in accordance with their specific requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

Provided that the conveyancing practitioner is on the mortgage company panel, they must follow the CML Handbook provisions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I've read lots of mortgage guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local East Dean solicitor - who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Bank of Ireland will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Bank of Ireland will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your property lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your East Dean postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Bank of Ireland, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in East Dean.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in East Dean prior to retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders tend not give a loan on such a house.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you call us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in East Dean. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in East Dean for my home move. Can I see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone may read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

Is it the case that all East Dean solicitors on every lender conveyancing panel?

The Lexsure search tool on this page may be of use or you can drop into your high street bank branch in East Dean. the probability is that they will be in a position to list some approved conveyancing solicitors in East Dean

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in East Dean regulated by the SRA

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

  • Rodney Warren And Co Ltd, 26 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4RW
  • Cramp And Mullaney Llp, The White House, 97 South Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4LR
  • Stephen Rimmer Llp, 28-30 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PX
  • Barwells Legal Limited, 6 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PN
  • Hart Reade, 104 South Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4LW

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in East Dean regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in East Dean specialising in commercial conveyancing in East Dean. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Cramp And Mullaney Llp, The White House, 97 South Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4LR
  • Stephen Rimmer Llp, 28-30 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PX
  • Barwells Legal Limited, 6 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PN
  • Hart Reade, 104 South Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4LW
  • Gaby Hardwicke, 33 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YD

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in East Dean includes some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the bank (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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