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

Reasons to use our Hurstpierpoint conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Hurstpierpoint property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Hurstpierpoint conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your sale or purchase
  • 2 Hurstpierpoint conveyancers work in conjunction with Hurstpierpoint estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the the lawyers for the other party are based in Hurstpierpoint - if so both parties will be less confrontational
  • 4 No matter what any alternative solicitors inform you it may be necessary to attend your conveyancer to sign contracts. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the pot.
  • 5 Over the years Hurstpierpoint lawyer have established excellent working relationships with Hurstpierpoint local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your home move in Hurstpierpoint.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint since November 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint

My fiancee and I are buying our first home. The conveyancing practitioner has e-mailedto see if we would like to order supplemental conveyancing searches. Unfortunately we have no idea as to what's recommended for conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint

The scope of Hurstpierpoint conveyancing searches should be triggered based entirely on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your general attitude to risk. What is important is that you adequately understand what information each search could supply. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that search. Should you be unclear, ask the property lawyer to advise.

What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of opportunity for friction between you and others involved in the house moving process. E.g., the vendor, estate agent and on occasion the lender. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the transaction whose interest is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a definite creep in the "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. You must always trust your lawyer ahead of all other players in the home moving process.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could affect a commercial site in Hurstpierpoint?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Hurstpierpoint will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Hurstpierpoint. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Hurstpierpoint.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Hurstpierpoint it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could cause delays to Hurstpierpoint commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Hurstpierpoint prior to retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will not grant a mortgage on a flying freehold property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hurstpierpoint. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Is it possible to switch conveyancer as I need to retain a firm on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in Hurstpierpoint five minutes from me but she is not approved by National Westminster Bank

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Hurstpierpoint on the National Westminster Bank panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Hurstpierpoint. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can scrutinise charges for conveyancing solicitors in Hurstpierpoint and throughout England and Wales.

I am due to assess estimates for conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint from numerous lawyer and choose one. Should I tell them to sit tight until I have found somewhere to acquire.

We would recommend that you only ask your conveyancing practitioner to start work and apply for searches once the offer has been accepted on the property particularly as Hurstpierpoint conveyancing searches are not inexpensive.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hurstpierpoint

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hurstpierpoint with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Castles, 118 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9PX
  • Bennett Oakley Limited, 13 Mill Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8DN
  • Whetham & Green, 54 Crescent Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8EQ
  • Hennings Solicitors, 138 Old London Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8YA
  • Rohan Solicitors Llp, Aviation House, 1-7 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4DZ

Planning law solicitors in Hurstpierpoint regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hurstpierpoint specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Rohan Solicitors Llp, Aviation House, 1-7 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4DZ
  • Parfitt Cresswell 'trading As Colemans', Paddockhall Chambers, Paddockhall Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1HF

Sale conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint almost always comprises the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the solicitor representing the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to additional questions from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, 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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