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Reasons to use our Hurst Green conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 No matter what any alternative lawyers may claim it just might be necessary to pop into your lawyer to execute legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the pot.
  • 2 Hurst Green property lawyers work in partnership with Hurst Green estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 3 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Online forums often suggest that in appointing a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 We are the UKs most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Hurst Green regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 5 Hurst Green property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Hurst Green conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your home move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hurst Green since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hurst Green

Why would I appoint a Hurst Green conveyancing firm when national conveyancers are so much cheaper?

To take your time to find compare conveyancing costs in Hurst Green and you should seek a reasonable quote but don’t waste your energy sourcing the lowest priced Hurst Green conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the difference between a smooth and a distressing house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from a trusted conveyancer. An e-mail can never replace a phone conversation and are no substitute for a one to one meeting. Our partner firms will allocate you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor who can deal with your conveyancing from start to finish, giving the sort of continuity that you rarely receive from an web based conveyancer. He or She will contact you regularly to update you on progress and keep you informed. Should it ever be necessary to contact the office you will be sure who to ask for and they will endeavour to make sure that you are in the know.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Hurst Green last May yet the purchaser is calling daily to moan that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

After completion of your disposal your lawyer is committed to deliver the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where relevant, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Hurst Green.

Is it necessary to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when purchasing a house in Hurst Green?

Unless a previous purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Hurst Green to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Hurst Green. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hurst Green of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Hurst Green I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Hurst Green suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass 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 matter.

Expecting to exchange soon on a ground floor flat in Hurst Green. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Hurst Green should include some of the following:

    Advice concerning the obligations in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - with regard to both the building, and the more general rights a tenant has Are pets allowed in the flat? Rent payments - how much and when is collected, and also know whether this will change in the future Additions to the flat Repair and maintenance of the property
For a comprehensive list of information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Hurst Green please ask your conveyancer in ahead of your conveyancing in Hurst Green.

Hurst Green Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to buying

    Who manages the block? You should be aware if it is less than 80 years it will affect the value of the property. It is worth checking with your mortgage company that they are willing to lend given the lease term. A short lease means that you will most likely require a lease extension sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of what this will be. Remember, in most cases you will be required to have owned the property for a couple of years in order to be eligible to exercise a lease extension. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hurst Green regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hurst Green specialising in commercial conveyancing in Hurst Green. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Crookeslaw Solicitors, 16 Sunnybank, The Mount, Flimwell, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7QR
  • Feltons Law, 49 High Street, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3EE

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Hurst Green?

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Hurst Green. If using a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful service.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your transaction dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Be supplied with a timeous, impartial and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Hurst Green about your conveyancing in Hurst Green.

Typically, Hurst Green conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the owners on acceptance of the offer
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related papers
  • Sending draft papers to the lawyer representing the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to additional questions from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and paying off the home loan (where appropriate)

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

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