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Hailsham Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 89% freehold and 11% leasehold conveyancing in Hailsham for this year to date
  • 2 119 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Hailsham
  • 3 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 4 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Hailsham is 21% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 5 was the busiest month and was the next busiest month while was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Hailsham

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hailsham since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hailsham

I am looking to buy a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Hailsham who is on the Halifax conveyancing. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Halifax in certain locations such as Hailsham. We dont recommend any particular firm.

Can you point me to a directory of Nottingham panel conveyancers in Hailsham on the Building Society Association’s Website?

No. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings viewable online. Where you are seeking to appoint a Hailsham solicitor on the Nottingham please use our facility.

The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in Hailsham. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

All banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.

Aldermore have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a property in Hailsham has been accepted, now what?

The estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the bank’s panel). Call up Aldermore or your financial adviser and finalise any outstanding paperwork. Aldermore will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or vendor to schedule an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight to get a mortgage offer. Aldermore will send the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Hailsham.

It has been three months following my purchase conveyancing in Hailsham concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am purchasing a new build house in Hailsham with a loan from The Mortgage Works. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my conveyancer about this deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with The Mortgage Works. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

What tools are available to search for a Hailsham law firm on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Hailsham conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Hailsham conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the Leeds Building Society panel

I am using a search engine for the words on line conveyancing in Hailsham it reveals many conveyancerslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right solicitor for the sale of my house?

The preferential way of seeking a suitable conveyancer is via personal recommendation, so enquire of friends and relatives who have purchased a property in Hailsham or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in Hailsham vary, so it's advisable to obtain a minimum of three costs illustrations from different property lawyers. Dont forget to clarify that the fees are fixed.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hailsham regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hailsham specialising in commercial conveyancing in Hailsham. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Lycett Conveyancing Solicitors, P O Box 102, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3FS
  • Barry & Co, Bay Terrace, Pevensey Bay, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 6EE

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

  • Property lawyer instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Carrying out Hailsham conveyancing searches for the property
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers received from the owner’s property lawyer
  • Raising questions with the seller’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Examining replies prepared by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser 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 of the purchase
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the new ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

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

  • Conveyancer instructed by the vendor on acceptance of the offer
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated documents
  • Submitting draft papers to the conveyancer retained by the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

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

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