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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Kemp Town conveyancing

Main reasons to use our service to assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Kemp Town

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Kemp Town
  • 2 Kemp Town lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to Kemp Town conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your conveyancing
  • 3 The firms listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 4 Kemp Town property lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 5 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved law practices carrying out conveyancing in Kemp Town governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kemp Town since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kemp Town

We are purchasing a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Kemp Town who is on the Virgin Money solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Virgin Money . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Kemp Town.

We are planning to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I popped in 3 or 4 high street companies yet am struggling to find a Kemp Town conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list. Please you help?

You should make the most of the search tool on this site. Please choose the building society and type Kemp Town or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer located in Kemp Town or near you.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Kemp Town. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?

Now that you have to in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you must retain a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you are facing a pending deadline in which to complete the property. An auction property will have an associated auction pack. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the conveyancing papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You must pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. Do make sure that you have funds organised to complete on the on the contractual date .

I am purchasing a end of terrace house in Kemp Town. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will the conveyancing process include enquiries to see if these alterations are allowed?

Your conveyancer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Kemp Town will sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of changes or necessitated the permission of another owner. Certain extensions call for local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

About to purchase maisonette in Kemp Town. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Kemp Town conveyancer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Kemp Town?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Kemp Town will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Kemp Town. The search result sets out definitive information 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 Kemp Town.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Kemp Town it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Kemp Town commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Kemp Town.

What does commercial conveyancing in Kemp Town cover?

Kemp Town conveyancing for business premises covers a wide array of services, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.

I am in the process of purchasing my 1st home in Kemp Town. Conveyancing lawyer already instructed. The mortgage adviser pointed out that a survey is not necessary as the house is just 20 yrs old.

You would be well advised to undertake a Home Buyer's Report. Given the residence was constructed more than a decade ago the property will be without a warranty, so you don't want to take a risk. For a property that age with no signs of problems a Home Buyer's report could suffice. They will highlight any apparent problems and recommend additional investigation where relevant. Where there are any indications of material issues obtain a full structural survey.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kemp Town regulated by the SRA

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

  • Sherwood Solicitors, The Little Globe, 153 Edward Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0JG
  • Burt Brill & Cardens Limited, 30 Old Steine, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1FL
  • Fitzhugh Gates, 3 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RY
  • Edward Harte Llp, 6 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RA
  • Griffith Smith Farrington Webb Llp, 47 Old Steyne, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1NW

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Kemp Town regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Kemp Town practicing in commercial conveyancing in Kemp Town. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Sherwood Solicitors, The Little Globe, 153 Edward Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0JG
  • Burt Brill & Cardens Limited, 30 Old Steine, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1FL
  • Fitzhugh Gates, 3 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RY
  • Edward Harte Llp, 6 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RA
  • Griffith Smith Farrington Webb Llp, 47 Old Steyne, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1NW

Planning law solicitors in Kemp Town regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kemp Town practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Mayo Wynne Baxter Llp, Century House, 15-19 Dyke Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3FE
  • M S Page, 3 The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2PY

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

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