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5 reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Falconwood

  • 1 Notwithstanding what alternative solicitors may claim it may be important to pop into your lawyer to execute legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a homemove without having to include the postman into the pot.
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based many kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Falconwood
  • 3 Falconwood solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Falconwood home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 4 Falconwood solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Falconwood conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your home move
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Falconwood is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Falconwood since January 2025*

Sale

of detached residence premises, Ruskin Avenue, DA16 3QQ completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £470,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of apartment Lyndon Avenue DA15 8RL, at buying sum of £202,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of terraced property, Wordsworth Road, DA16 3NU completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £365,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of house premises, Days Lane, DA15 8PG completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £495,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Falconwood

I am considering applying for a HSBC mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) in Falconwood with 65 per cent LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for HSBC ?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but HSBC will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

A colleague advised me that if I am purchasing in Falconwood I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Falconwood conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Falconwood around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Falconwood Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Falconwood.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Falconwood. Now, I need the documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Falconwood of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Falconwood. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Falconwood

    Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Falconwood in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to grant a loan on this type of property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Falconwood. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Last October I purchased a leasehold property in Falconwood. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before my ownership?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee 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 attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Falconwood conveyancing firm to assist?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to decide the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Falconwood property is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case was in relation to 1 flat.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Falconwood regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX
  • Gough Clinton & Broom, 104 Bellegrove Road, Welling, Kent, Welling, Kent, DA16 3QD
  • Tummings Solicitors, 9 Christopher Close, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 8PU
  • Stuart Hurrion & Green, 33 Crook Log, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8EB
  • Baynards, 308b Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Falconwood regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Falconwood practicing in commercial conveyancing in Falconwood. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX
  • Gough Clinton & Broom, 104 Bellegrove Road, Welling, Kent, Welling, Kent, DA16 3QD
  • Stuart Hurrion & Green, 33 Crook Log, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8EB
  • Baynards, 308b Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AA
  • Thomas Boyd Whyte, 302 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AB

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Falconwood regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Falconwood but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB
  • Walter Saunders, 382 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY

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

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