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

Reasons to use our Haywards Heath conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 2 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Haywards Heath home moves can be made a lot more complicated because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many miles away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Haywards Heath
  • 4 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party have offices in Haywards Heath - if so both parties will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal links with Haywards Heath selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Haywards Heath since November 2025*

Conveyance

of apartment Church Road RH16 3NY, sold for £265,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of apartment Church Road RH16 3NY, at purchase price of £255,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title

Sale

of semi-detached residence, Hazelgrove Gardens, RH16 3DY completing on 26/11/2025 at a price of £270,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Transfer

of terraced residence, Boltro Road, RH16 1BB completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £590,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Haywards Heath

Would the conveyancing solicitors that are recommend conduct auction conveyancing in Haywards Heath?

We know of a number of niche solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Haywards Heath is just one of our areas of in which our lawyers have offices.

I have a decision in principle. The lender mentioned the loan came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to use their panel conveyancer as I would prefer to appoint a specialised conveyancing solicitor in Haywards Heath?

Do check but the chances are that appoint one of their panel conveyancers if you take up the "fee-free" incentive. Call the bank and check if they allow a monetary alternative. Some lenders have previously offered a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case that money can go towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor near Haywards Heath.

What is your number one tip for finding a conveyancing solicitor in Haywards Heath

Do not opt for the lowest Haywards Heath conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I'm the only beneficiary of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Haywards Heath. The Haywards Heath property was put into my name in January. I want to move. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the house in January. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The CML handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be impacted by that. Most lenders would take a sensible view as this clause principally exists to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Haywards Heath. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £225. Soon after, the lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Virgin Money panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Haywards Heath?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Haywards Heath. 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 have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one near me in Haywards Heath I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Haywards Heath suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a home loan that many years may be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

I have been informed by numerous friends to expect 6-8 weeks for Haywards Heath conveyancing to complete.This was four weeks ago. The paperwork was only forwarded from the vendors conveyancer last week so does the time start running now?

You should take with some degree of scepticism any promises as to fast completion times. Rather you should enquire about the average timeframe to complete Haywards Heath conveyancing deals and if they are willing to aim towards your proposed completion date for your home move in Haywards Heath

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Haywards Heath

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Haywards Heath practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • 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 list below is a small selection of solicitors in Haywards Heath with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • 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

Typically, Haywards Heath conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the property lawyer representing the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if appropriate)

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

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