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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Hove conveyancing

Logical reasons to let us assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Hove

  • 1 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal connections with Hove selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Hove lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Hove home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Hove is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Personal touch together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Hove property deals can become significantly more stressful because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 5 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Hove has a number to select from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hove since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hove

Why would I instruct a Hove conveyancing firm given that online conveyancers are cheap by comparison?

By all means make sure that you shop around for conveyancing costs in Hove and you should seek a competitive fee calculation but don’t be focused with looking for the lowest priced Hove conveyancer. Appointing the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a seamless and a frustrating house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a specialist lawyer. An e-mail can never replace a telephone conversation and are no substitute for a face to face meeting. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of hand holding that you rarely receive from an online conveyancer. Our lawyers will contact you regularly to update you on headway and keep you informed. Should you need to contact the firm you will know who you need to speak to and they will be sure you are in the know.

My partner and I intend to remortgage our maisonette in Hove with Kent Reliance. We have a son approaching twenty who lives with us. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have two questions (1) Is this form unique to the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we bought 4 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Kent Reliance. This is solely used to protect Kent Reliance if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Kent Reliance had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Hove even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I intend to acquire an office in Hove with a mortgage from Nottingham Building Society?

The service is mainly there to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Hove but we have listed at the end of this page some Hove commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Nottingham Building Society

I just bought a house at auction in Hove. Conveyancing is necessary. What happens now?

Now that you have legally bound yourself to purchase you should appoint a conveyancing lawyer as a matter of urgency as you are facing a tight a drop dead date to complete the purchase. An auction property will have a bespoke legal set of papers. This should include most,if not all of the documents that your solicitor will need. If you have purchased leasehold property the legal papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You must hand this to the conveyancer instructed by you ASAP. Do make sure that you have funds organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with UBS. Hove conveyancing lawyers are chosen. How long does it take for UBS to issue the offer to the solicitor?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have UBS done the survey? Have you informed UBS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the UBS conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

My wife and I are at the point of looking at apartments in Hove and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it best to have my property lawyer on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a mortgage with Barclays.

It would be advisable to start your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Barclays, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Hove is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Hove are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Hove you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hove may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Hoping to buy a property located in Hove and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Hove. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Hove area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Hove. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

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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 practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hove regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hove with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Hove. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • 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
  • Bbmw Limited, 39 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BU
  • Osman Ward & Sons, 37 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BW

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

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