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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Kent but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Reasons to use our Kent conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have very good personal connections with Kent selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Kent has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 3 Experience means that Kent solicitor have developed excellent working relationships with Kent local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Kent.
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Kent is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Kent lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Kent conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kent since December 2025*

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Acquisition

of flat Alexandra Street ME14 2BU, purchased for £80,525. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of detached residence property, Waterlow Road, ME14 2TR completing on 15/12/2025 at a price of £275,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

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Acquisition

of flat Buckland Rise ME16 0YN, acquired for £220,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of house residence, Albany Street, ME14 5AJ completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £312,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kent

I am obtaining a mortgage with Halifax. I hope to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Kent. Does the Halifax Conveyancing panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Do the conveyancing solicitors to be found on your site execute auction conveyancing in Kent?

We know of a number of auction practitioners we can put you in touch with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Kent is one of our locations in which our lawyers are based.

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Kent is more expensive?

In short, leasehold conveyancing in Kent and elsewhere usually requires additional work compared to freehold transactions. This includes analysing the lease terms, corresponding with the landlord concerning the service of appropriate notices, procuring up-to-date service charge and management information, securing the landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – no matter how many different proprietor have owned the lease since it was first entered into.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Kent. I I would like to check if they are accepted on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list of lawyers. Can you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

You should contact the lawyer and enquire if they can act for the lender. Alternatively please get in touch with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society who may be able to confirm.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Kent. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kent

    There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

I'm converting the mortgage on my existing house to a BTL loan with Nottingham Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second property. The area we are looking at is Kent. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two banks and tie in the two deals?

Do use our comparison tool on this site to be sure that the conveyancers are approved by both mortgage companies. On the basis that they are your conveyancer should be able to tie up the two deals but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your desired outcome and needs.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kent regulated by the SRA

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

  • Gill Turner Tucker, Colman House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1JE
  • Burroughs, Alliance House, 38 King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BS
  • Whitehead Monckton Limited, Monckton House, 72 King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BL
  • Gullands, 16 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6XT
  • Morlings, 1-3 Clarendon Place, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BQ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Kent

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kent practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Whitehead Monckton Limited, Monckton House, 72 King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BL
  • Gullands, 16 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6XT
  • Morlings, 1-3 Clarendon Place, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BQ
  • Brachers Llp, Somerfield House, 57-59 London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JH
  • Daniel Francis Solicitors, 5a Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8RL

Planning law solicitors in Kent regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Kent specialising in planning law. This may include advice on compulsory purchases in Kent
  • Whitehead Monckton Limited, Monckton House, 72 King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BL
  • Brachers Llp, Somerfield House, 57-59 London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JH

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

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