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Hockley Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 90% freehold and 10% leasehold conveyancing in Hockley for this year to date
  • 2 Average time from start to moving day was 64 days for conveyancing in Hockley
  • 3 Percentage of cases in Hockley that are buy to let is 4%
  • 4 January was the busiest month and December was the next busiest month while October was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Hockley
  • 5 Average time frame of 226 days for registration of title in Hockley

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hockley since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hockley

Can conveyancing in Hockley to be done in under 10 days?

Where you are under a tight deadline to sign contracts it is highly recommended that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will make use of local relationships and know-how. It is even conceivable that they would have conducted otherproperties in the same street. You would be best advised to use a Hockley conveyancing firm. Second, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the member panel. It is claimed that 18% of Hockley conveyancing transactions are delayed or jeopardised after discovering a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their banks member panel. This can often result in the legal process being held up by an average of 21 days. It is claimed that this issue affects approximately 100,000 home sales every year. Most Hockley conveyancing practices can not act for certain banks so do check at the outset.

My apartment in Hockley is up for sale and I have a purchaser. Does the lawyer need to be required to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their panel criteria fairly frequently at the moment.

My aunt pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Hockley there may be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in Hockley which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Hockley should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I am purchasing a terrace house in Hockley. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to see if these works are permitted?

Your conveyancer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Hockley can on occasion reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of changes or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Some works need local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Hockley. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £225. A couple of days later, the conveyancer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Lloyds 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 Lloyds 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.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when acquiring a property in Hockley? or I am told that there is historic law that means some homeowners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel within the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Hockley?

Unless a previous purchase of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Hockley to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I'm converting the mortgage on my existing home to a BTL mortgage with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on a second property. The neighborhood we are interested in is Hockley. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our comparison tool on this site to be sure that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are your conveyancer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should talk with you conveyancer and make apparent your desired outcome and needs.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Hockley for my home move. Can I see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You may search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training purposes.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hockley regulated by the SRA

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

  • Salam Law, 18 Barton Close, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5UB
  • Wells Legal Solicitors, 3 Spa Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4AZ
  • Alan Simpson & Co, Mill Court, 19 London Hill, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7HW
  • Todmans S R E, Barringtons, Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EH
  • Rudds, 81a High Street, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7EJ

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Hockley regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Hockley but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Chris Allnutt & Co, Ground Floor, Broadway House, SS11 7AD
  • Nfl Legal Ltd, 105 London Road, SS7 5TG
  • Dorling Cottrell Limited, Suite 6 Phoenix House, SS14 3EZ

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

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the owners on acceptance of the offer
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the lawyer representing the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to supplemental enquires from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, 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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