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Reasons to use our Ferring and Goring conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal connections with Ferring and Goring selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Our site is the only site that enables you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Ferring and Goring will be carried out by a property lawyer on your bank conveyancing panel.
  • 3 Over the years Ferring and Goring lawyer have established valuable connections with Ferring and Goring local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Ferring and Goring.
  • 4 The companies shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Ferring and Goring

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ferring and Goring since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ferring and Goring

What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Ferring and Goring?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Ferring and Goring or throughout West Sussex is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the house moving process. For instance, the seller, selling agent and sometimes a lender. Selecting a law firm for your conveyancing in Ferring and Goring should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose interest is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

On occasion a potential adversary will attempt to convince you that you should follow their advice. For instance, the property agent may claim to be assisting by suggesting your lawyer is wrong. Or your financial adviser may tell you to do something that is contrary to your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I am aiming to move house in May. Should my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in Ferring and Goring. Conveyancing firm was organised before I stumbled across this site.

On the afternoon of completion you can collect the house keys from your selling agent but this can only happen when the previous owners lawyers inform the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be released. After that you can tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a specific removal organisation but can help you choose a conveyancing in Ferring and Goring or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Ferring and Goring.

I am purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Ferring and Goring. We would like to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to see if these works were previously refused?

Your conveyancer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Ferring and Goring can on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of alterations or necessitated the permission of another owner. Certain works require local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

Can you point me to a directory of Bank of Ireland panel conveyancers in Ferring and Goring on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

No. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. Very few banks make their panel listings open the public online. Where you are in need of a Ferring and Goring solicitor on the Bank of Ireland please use our tool.

I acquired my house on 11 February and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Ferring and Goring expressed confidence that it will be formalised in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Ferring and Goring particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Ferring and Goring registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can adjust according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any other persons or bodies. At present roughly 80% of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Registration takes place after the purchaser is living at the property thus registration formalities is not usually top priority but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business offices in Ferring and Goring and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act provides a safeguard to commercial tenants, granting the legal entitlement to apply to court for a renewal lease and remain in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and assist with commercial conveyancing in Ferring and Goring

Am I better off to use a Ferring and Goring conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can handle the legal work but her office is 200kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a local Ferring and Goring conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a benefit. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that should outweigh using an unfamiliar Ferring and Goring conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.

My mother and father cant seem to find their Ferring and Goring property on the HM Land Registry site. They have a vague memory fifty years ago when they acquired the bungalow there were complications with the post code not being identified on some systems.

The vast majority of premises in Ferring and Goring should be revealed. Have you limited your search with simply the postcode. Normally it should mention all the houses and flats inside the postcode. Where registered it will show up with a title number. Where they bought fifty years ago it's conceivable it may be unrecorded. The property may still be revealed but with the title number identified as 'na'. In this scenario you will need to find the original title documentation which may be with your parent’s mortgage company.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Ferring and Goring regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ferring and Goring specialising in commercial conveyancing in Ferring and Goring. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Hensby Law Limited, 20 Mulberry Lane, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 4NS
  • South East Leasehold Ltd, D4 Yeoman Gate, Yeoman Way, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3QZ
  • Real Estate Law Limited, Columbia House, Columbia Drive, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3HD
  • Lings, 110 George V Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 5RR
  • A R Brown & Co Solicitors, Rivoli Chambers, 77-79 Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HU

Planning law solicitors in Ferring and Goring regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Ferring and Goring with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Hensby Law Limited, 20 Mulberry Lane, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 4NS
  • Bennett Griffin Llp, Shelley House, 23 Warwick Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3DG

Residential in Ferring and Goring is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Ferring and Goring property searches for the title
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other documentation collated by the owner’s solicitor
  • Raising queries with the seller’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Examining replies provided by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

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

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