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

Reasons to use our Kenley conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Kenley regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Kenley and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 2 No matter what any alternative on-line conveyancers tell you it may be necessary to visit your conveyancer to sign documents. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a house sale without having to add the postman into the pot.
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Kenley is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 Kenley solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Kenley home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 5 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kenley since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kenley

My previous conveyancer has given a fee calculation of £1150 for freehold conveyancing in Kenley. I’m selling a Victorian house for £200,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Kenley?

The quote is fractionally on the expensive side. If you shop around you may be able to reduce the fees marginally by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to be sure the firm can act for your lender. You can make use of our search tool to select a Kenley conveyancing firm on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Kenley.

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (6 years old) in Kenley. 95% of the appartments are already sold. Do I need carry out the local searches for my conveyancing in Kenley?

You would be opening yourself up to an unnecessary risk in refusing to carrying out Kenley conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying without a mortgage there is no legal necessity to have them, but we would strongly advise in the strongest possible terms that you have them. Where timings and expenses are primary issues you should discuss with your conveyancer about the viability of search insurance

I have recentlyfound out that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Kenley for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to see if the premises is in your name, 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 Kenley conveyancing specialists.

I am buying a new build apartment in Kenley. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kenley

    The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

Is it best to instruct a Kenley conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? An old friend can execute the legal work but they are based over three hundred kilometers away.

The benefit of a high street Kenley conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to sign documents, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Kenley know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and the majority were happy that should surpass using an unfamiliar Kenley conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.

I’m about to sell my ground floor apartment in Kenley. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have recently received a half-yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you clear the service charge as usual as all rents and maintenance payments will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

We have reached the end of our tether in seeking a lease extension in Kenley. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

if there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the LVT to determine the premium.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Kenley residence is The Woodlands 95 Purley Park Road in April 2009. The Tribunals own valuation produced the figure of £37,912. This case related to 6 flats. The unexpired term was 78.32 years.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Kenley regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kenley with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Kenley. This will likely include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Rowe Radcliffe, 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2NJ
  • Alfred James & Co Solicitors Llp, Alfred James House, 406a Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6AN
  • Terence Flynn & Co, 26a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RA
  • Mcmillan Williams Solicitors Limited, M W House, 41 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RB

Planning law solicitors in Kenley regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Kenley with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on special planning controls
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ
  • Gowen & Stevens Llp, 5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6LE

Home buying in Kenley is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Conducting Kenley searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft contract and other documentation supplied by the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Submitting questions with the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Reviewing replies given by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the purchase and the home loan (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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