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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Freshwater Bay’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Freshwater Bay.

Reasons to use our Freshwater Bay conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Property lawyer conveyancing lawyers have valuable personal connections with Freshwater Bay selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Freshwater Bay
  • 3 Chances are that the other side’s lawyers are based in Freshwater Bay - if so both parties are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 4 The Freshwater Bay conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Freshwater Bay
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that Freshwater Bay property lawyer have established excellent working relationships with Freshwater Bay local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Freshwater Bay.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Freshwater Bay since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Freshwater Bay

My mortgage broker requires my Freshwater Bay law firm’s panel member for the Santander conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have called my local Freshwater Bay office but they don't know it.

Have you tried contacting your Freshwater Bay lawyer about this?. Most Freshwater Bay conveyancing firms will keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each bank.

We note that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Freshwater Bay?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Freshwater Bay.

What does a local search inform me regarding the house I am purchasing in Freshwater Bay?

Freshwater Bay conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for instance Searches UK The local search plays an important role in most Freshwater Bay conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject sections.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Freshwater Bay is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Freshwater Bay are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Freshwater Bay 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 Freshwater Bay 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 property.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Freshwater Bay and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Freshwater Bay. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Freshwater Bay area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Freshwater Bay. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I am attracted to a couple of maisonettes in Freshwater Bay both have approximately 50 years unexpired on the leases. Should I regard a short lease as a deal breaker?

There are no two ways about it. A leasehold flat in Freshwater Bay is a deteriorating asset as a result of the reducing lease term. The nearer the lease gets to its expiry date, the more it reduces the salability of the premises. The majority of buyers and banks, leases with under 75 years become less and less marketable. On a more positive note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the premises for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of a residence with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Freshwater Bay conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. A more straightforward and quicker method of extending would be to contact your landlord directly and sound him out on the prospect of extending the lease. You may find he or she is happy to negotiate informally and willing to consider your offer straight off, without having to involve anyone else. This will save you time and money and it could help you reach a lower price on the lease. You need to ensure that the agreed terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.

I inherited a garden flat in Freshwater Bay, conveyancing was carried out 6 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent properties in Freshwater Bay with a long lease are worth £191,000. The ground rent is £55 invoiced every year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2079

With only 54 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £31,400 and £36,200 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Freshwater Bay

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Freshwater Bay practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Hugh Whitlock Solicitors, 44 High Street, Milford On Sea, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0QD
  • Scott Bailey Llp, 63 High Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9ZT
  • Clive Sutton Solicitor, 3 The Old Print Works, 85b High Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9AN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Freshwater Bay regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Freshwater Bay practicing in commercial conveyancing in Freshwater Bay. This should include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Hugh Whitlock Solicitors, 44 High Street, Milford On Sea, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0QD
  • Scott Bailey Llp, 63 High Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9ZT

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Freshwater Bay?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Freshwater Bay. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Receive an honest and lawful service.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your matters dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Be supplied with a swift, independent and comprehensive service where if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Freshwater Bay.

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

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