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Hove Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to moving day was 74 days for conveyancing in Hove
  • 2 Average time frame of 31 days for registration of title in Hove
  • 3 August was the busiest month and July was the next busiest month while December was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Hove
  • 4 150 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Hove
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £17,444

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hove since December 2025*

Transfer

of apartment Kingsway BN3 4FU, at the agreed sum of £295,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of terraced premises, Great College Street, BN2 1HJ completing on 19/12/2025 at a price of £560,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

Purchase

of apartment Greenways BN41 2BS, purchased for £116,500. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of semi residence, Henge Way, BN41 2EP completing on 19/12/2025 at a price of £435,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hove

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Hove costs more?

Hove leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving applicable notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

We are buying a property and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the house could be liable because it falls into the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Hove

Unless a previous acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors conducting conveyancing in Hove to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I have todaybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Hove for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to check if the property is registered to you, 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 Hove conveyancing specialists.

About to purchase a new build flat in Hove. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hove

    Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

I opted to have a survey done on a house in Hove in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a loan on such a home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Hove. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Hove especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Hove.

My wife and I expecting to complete on the purchase a property in Hove but as a consequence of wreckage from the recent storms I have negotiated reparation from the owner of four thousand pounds by way of a reduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process however the lender will not permit this. Why were they informed?

Your conveyancer that is on the lender conveyancing panel is duty bound to advise the bank of any variations to the sale amount. In the event that you did not allow your lawyer to disclose the price change to your bank then they would need to disinstructing themselves from acting for you and the bank.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hove regulated by the SRA

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

  • Goodlaw Solicitors, 6 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3JA
  • Crosby & Woods Solicitors, Sussex House, 75 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BB
  • Cockburn Gostling, 61 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BP
  • Laura Garcia Navarrete, Curtis House, 34 Third Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2PD
  • Bbmw Limited, 39 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BU

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hove

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Hove with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Goodlaw Solicitors, 6 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3JA
  • Crosby & Woods Solicitors, Sussex House, 75 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BB
  • Martin Ross Solicitor, 61 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BP
  • Cockburn Gostling, 61 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BP
  • Bbmw Limited, 39 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BU

Residential conveyancing in Hove usually includes the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancer representing the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to further queries from the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions raised by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (if applicable)

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

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