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Cheap conveyancing in East Sussex does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Main reasons to use our service to help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in East Sussex

  • 1 Personal touch together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. East Sussex property deals can be made significantly more stressful because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 East Sussex conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful East Sussex home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 4 East Sussex property lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 Notwithstanding what other sites advise it just might be important to pop into your solicitor to execute legal papers. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without needing to add the postman into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in East Sussex since December 2024*

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Meadow Rise, TN21 0LZ completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £445,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Sale

of semi residence, Little London Road, TN21 0BJ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £545,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

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Transfer

of semi-detached property, Bay Tree Close, TN21 8YG completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £505,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Sale

of flat Mannington Road BN27 4DQ, at sale sum of £150,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in East Sussex

My husband and I are hoping to buy a home in East Sussex and are in fact using a East Sussex conveyancing firm. Within the last couple of days our conveyancer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with the expectation that exchange is imminent. Britannia have this afternoon contacted us to advise us that they have now hit a problem as our East Sussex lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. What do we do from here?

When purchasing a property with mortgage finance it is normal for the purchasers' lawyers to also represent the mortgage company. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You don't have to instruct a firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel as you are at liberty to use your preferred East Sussex lawyers, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.

Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site carry out auction conveyancing in East Sussex?

We know of a number of auction solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. East Sussex is just one of our areas of in which our lawyers have offices.

At what point will exchange of contracts happen for residential conveyancing in East Sussex and am I required to be at the lawyers office?

Where you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in East Sussex you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. However, the law practices we recommend provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line is just a prerequisite for the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in East Sussex)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

My property lawyer in East Sussex has never been on on the Virgin Money Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to use my family solicitor even though they are not on the Virgin Money panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

Your options are as follows:

  1. Carry on with your existing East Sussex solicitors but Virgin Money will need to retain a solicitor on their panel. This will result in additional total legal fees as well as result in delays.
  2. Get an alternative solicitor to to deal with the purchase, obviously checking they are Virgin Money approved.
  3. Try to convince your Virgin Money solicitor to attempt to join the Virgin Money panel

My husband and I are 3 weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in East Sussex. I am am extremely frustrated with the level of service. Can you help me find new conveyancers?

They would have to be very bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you must make them aware of the new lawyer and have the offer are re-issued. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental charges and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. The find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved solicitor for your home move in East Sussex

Back In 2000, I bought a leasehold flat in East Sussex. Conveyancing and Alliance & Leicester mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing practitioner in East Sussex who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a East Sussex conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Leasehold Conveyancing in East Sussex - A selection of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

    Many East Sussex leasehold properties will have a service charge for maintenance of the building levied on behalf of the landlord. If you buy the flat you will have to meet this charge, usually quarterly throughout the year. This can vary from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built buildings. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent to be met yearly, normally this is not a large figure, say about £25-£75 but you need to enquire it because on occasion it can be prohibitively expensive. What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the flat?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in East Sussex regulated by the SRA

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

  • Whittingdales, Monkhurst House, Sandy Cross, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8QR
  • H & R Hughes Solicitors Llp, 27a High Street, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8JR
  • Lycett Conveyancing Solicitors, P O Box 102, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3FS

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in East Sussex

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in East Sussex with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Kdl Law, The Old Press, Streatfield Road, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8LA

Typically, East Sussex conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Lawyer instructed by the vendor on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner retained by the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to additional enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and repaying the home loan (if applicable)

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

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