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Examples of recent conveyancing in Godstone since November 2025*

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Bell Meadow, RH9 8ED completing on 07/11/2025 at a price of £475,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title

Disposal

of terraced premises, Godstone Hill, RH9 8AH completing on 21/11/2025 at a price of £385,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Sale

of terraced property, Quarry Road, RH9 8DQ completing on 07/11/2025 at a price of £370,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, obtaining official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Sale

of detached residence residence, Newstead Rise, CR3 6RS completing on 21/11/2025 at a price of £460,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Godstone

Why would I instruct a Godstone conveyancing practice given that online alternatives are easier on the wallet?

Its a good idea to contrast conveyancing costs in Godstone and you should seek an affordable fee calculation but don’t be focused with looking for the cheapest Godstone conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the difference between a seamless and a stressful home move. You need to ensure that you have expert guidance from a trusted lawyer. Emails can't be as helpful as a telephone conversation and are no substitute for a one to one consultation. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of personalised service that you rarely receive from an web based conveyancer. He or She will update you on progress making sure that you are regularly updated. Should it ever be necessary to contact the office you will know who you need to speak to and we'll endeavour to make sure that you are kept fully informed.

A relative advised me that if I am buying in Godstone I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Godstone conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Godstone around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Godstone Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Godstone.

I have justbecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Godstone for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Godstone conveyancing specialists.

I'm remortgaging my existing house to a buy to let loan with Nationwide Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second property. The area we are interested in is Godstone. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two lenders and link together the two deals?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the lawyers are approved by both mortgage companies. Having checked that they are your solicitor should be able to connect the two transactions but you should talk with you solicitor and make apparent your expectations and needs.

We expect to complete the disposal of our £475,000 apartment in Godstone in just under a week. The freeholder has quoted £348 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a leasehold conveyance in Godstone?

Godstone conveyancing on leasehold apartments typically necessitates fees being invoiced by freeholders :

    Answering conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Godstone Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Godstone leasehold premises is £350. For Godstone conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to supply the information.

I am the leaseholder of a basement flat in Godstone. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for the purchase of the freehold?

Where there is a absentee landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the price.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal 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 related to 3 flats. The unexpired lease term was 75 years.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Godstone. I need to find out if they are on the lender's approved list of lawyers. Could you or the bank confirm if they are on the panel?

You should phone your conveyancer and ask them if they are on the lender's panel. Alternatively please call us and we can investigate and revert. If they are not on the conveyancing panel we can certainly arrange a specialist conveyancing solicitor in Godstone on the approved list for your mortgage company.

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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

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Godstone

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Godstone practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • 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
  • Owen & Co, 1 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LY

Typically, Godstone conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Godstone searches with respect to the title
  • Considering the draft contract and other documentation collated by the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Raising enquiries with the seller’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Going through replies supplied by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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