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  • 1 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Godstone has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 2 The Godstone conveyancing firms that are listed are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Godstone
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other sites inform you it may be necessary to visit your solicitor to execute documents. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a homemove without needing to add the postman into the mix.
  • 4 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Godstone governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Godstone conveyancers have a significant advantage when it comes to Godstone conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in Godstone since December 2024*

Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Court Road, RH9 8BT completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £550,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Sale

of terraced residence, High Street, RH1 4PB completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £400,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Sale

of detached residence premises, The Walk, RH8 9NY completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £775,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion

Transfer

of detached residence residence, Highwoods, CR3 6AX completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £1,110,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Godstone

Is there a search tool that I can utilise to discover of the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Godstone is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Britannia thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in further conveyancing fees.

Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Please choose the lender and type ‘Godstone’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Godstone or by proximity to you.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Godstone?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Godstone. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am buying a new build house in Godstone with a mortgage from Alliance & Leicester . The developers would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not inform my lawyer about this extras as it may impact my loan with Alliance & Leicester . Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I'm converting the mortgage on my existing house to a buy to let loan with TSB and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second property. The location we are talking about is Godstone. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and tie in the transactions?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your solicitor should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and communicate your desired outcome and requirements.

Am I best advised to instruct a Godstone conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can execute the legal work however his firm is located over three hundred miles drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Godstone conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Godstone conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being round the corner.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Godstone. Conveyancing and The Mortgage Works mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing practitioner in Godstone who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Godstone conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in Godstone. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Where there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the price.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Godstone property is 223 Brighton Road in September 2013. The premium payable for the acquisition freehold of the properties should be £10,934 (Ten thousand,nine hundred and thirty four pounds) This case affected 3 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 75 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Godstone regulated by the SRA

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

  • Dollman & Pritchard, 8 The Square, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6XS
  • H&h Lawyers Limited, 12 Station Road West, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9ES
  • Teresa M Cornwell, 37 Station Road West, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9EE
  • Baldwin & Robinson Limited, 4 Oxted Chambers, 185-187 Station Road East, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0QE
  • Nichols & Nichols Solicitors, Suite 3, 157 Station Road East, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0QE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Godstone regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Godstone practicing in commercial conveyancing in Godstone. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Dollman & Pritchard, 8 The Square, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6XS
  • H&h Lawyers Limited, 12 Station Road West, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9ES
  • Teresa M Cornwell, 37 Station Road West, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9EE
  • Baldwin & Robinson Limited, 4 Oxted Chambers, 185-187 Station Road East, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0QE
  • Nichols & Nichols Solicitors, Suite 3, 157 Station Road East, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0QE

Planning law solicitors in Godstone regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Godstone specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Burstow Law Solicitors, The Cottage, Rookery Lane, Smallfield, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9BD

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

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