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Reasons to use our Haywards Heath conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 The Haywards Heath conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Haywards Heath
  • 3 Notwithstanding what alternative sites say it may be important to visit your lawyer to sign documents. There are various parties with involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to add the postman into the mix.
  • 4 The firms identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 5 Haywards Heath conveyancing lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Haywards Heath since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Haywards Heath

Can the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend conduct right to buy conveyancing in Haywards Heath?

We do have numerous conveyancing experts who can handle right to buy transactions Please contact the lawyers listed with a view to secure a conveyancing quote.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Haywards Heath. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?

Given that you have now to in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you will need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you are facing a fast approaching deadline in which to complete the conveyancing. All auction property will ordinarily have an associated legal set of papers. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold property the legal pack should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You must give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

My wife and I buying a terrace house in Haywards Heath. We would like to convert the garage to a playroom at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve enquiries to ascertain if these works are permitted?

Your solicitor should check the deeds as conveyancing in Haywards Heath can occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain works or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Certain extensions need local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

The mortgage over my property is with Leeds Building Society for my property in Haywards Heath. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. In the event that I decide to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Leeds Building Society?

Leeds Building Society must be informed of your intention before renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Leeds Building Society’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Leeds Building Society directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel firm.

2 months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Haywards Heath concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website 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 premises 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.

How does conveyancing in Haywards Heath differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Haywards Heath approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because house builders in Haywards Heath usually purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Haywards Heath or who has acted in the same development.

I own a leasehold house in Haywards Heath. Conveyancing and Birmingham Midshires mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing practitioner in Haywards Heath who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Haywards Heath conveyancing lawyer 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 rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Haywards Heath Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

    Who are the managing agents? If a Haywards Heath lease has less than 80 years it will affect the marketability of the flat. It is worth checking with your lender that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this will be. For most Haywards Heathlease extensions you would need to own the premises for 24 months before you are eligible to exercise a lease extension.

Why can't I complete my conveyancing in Haywards Heath on a public holiday?

This is due to the fact that on completion the purchase price needs to be transferred electronically between the banks of the buyer and seller's lawyer and at present this can only happen on a business day. So you can't complete on a weekend either.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Haywards Heath regulated by the SRA

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

  • Mulcare Jenkins Solicitors, 5a Muster Green, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4AP
  • Waugh & Co, 3 Heath Square, Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1BD
  • Parfitt Cresswell 'trading As Colemans', Paddockhall Chambers, Paddockhall Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1HF
  • Rohan Solicitors Llp, Aviation House, 1-7 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4DZ
  • Whetham & Green, 54 Crescent Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8EQ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Haywards Heath

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Haywards Heath specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Mulcare Jenkins Solicitors, 5a Muster Green, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4AP
  • Waugh & Co, 3 Heath Square, Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1BD
  • Parfitt Cresswell 'trading As Colemans', Paddockhall Chambers, Paddockhall Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1HF
  • Rohan Solicitors Llp, Aviation House, 1-7 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4DZ
  • Whetham & Green, 54 Crescent Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8EQ

Planning law solicitors in Haywards Heath regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Haywards Heath specialising in planning law. This could include advice on special planning controls
  • Parfitt Cresswell 'trading As Colemans', Paddockhall Chambers, Paddockhall Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1HF
  • Rohan Solicitors Llp, Aviation House, 1-7 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4DZ

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

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