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Main reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Leatherhead

  • 1 Leatherhead conveyancers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 Regardless other companies inform you it may be necessary to attend your lawyer to sign contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the equation.
  • 3 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Leatherhead have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Leatherhead and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 This site is the only site that enables you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Leatherhead will be carried out by a property lawyer on your bank conveyancing panel.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with Leatherhead estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Leatherhead since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Leatherhead

We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Leatherhead found using your search tool but stumbled across some other quotes on the internet seem cheaper – how come?

There are many firms of conveyancing organisations advertising pretending to offer £99 conveyancing, but additionalfees result in the completion invoice totally different to the one you expected. Solicitors are duty bound to ensure costs outlined in terms and conditions should be equitable raised The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Leatherhead set out all legal fees for a domestic conveyancing transaction.

At what point can the exchange of contracts take place for purchase conveyancing in Leatherhead and do I need to attend the solicitors office?

If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Leatherhead you are welcome to attend to sign documents. However, the lender approved solicitors we recommend provide a countrywide conveyancing service and give just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the conveyancer to address the formalities at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Leatherhead)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

There are plenty of conveyancing solicitors in Leatherhead but how do I know who I should use?

We would encourage you not to go for the lowest Leatherhead conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of time.

This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as FTB of a garden flat in Leatherhead. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Leatherhead?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Leatherhead. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the owner’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be invited to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

My wife and I purchasing a detached bungalow in Leatherhead. Our aim is to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will legal investigations on the property involve checks to see if these alterations are allowed?

Your conveyancer will check the deeds as conveyancing in Leatherhead will on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain works or require the permission of another owner. Certain extensions call for local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

I moved into my house on 10 February and my personal details are still not registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Leatherhead said it should be formalised in less than a month. Are titles in Leatherhead particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Leatherhead registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust depending on the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any other parties. As of today roughly three quarters of such applications are completed within two weeks but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Historically registration is effected after the new owner has moved in to the premises thus an expedited registration is not typically primary concern yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I am buying a new build flat in Leatherhead. 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.

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

    Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply a car parking plan. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

How straightforward is it to use the search facility to get a fee calculation from a conveyancing solicitor in Leatherhead on the authorised to act for my lender?

First select a lender such as HSBC Bank, Coventry Building Society or Alliance & Leicester then type in your location such as Leatherhead. Conveyancing practices in Leatherhead and nationally should be listed.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Leatherhead regulated by the SRA

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

  • Coleman & Betts, Bank Chambers, 20 North Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7AT
  • V L Humphreys & Co, Greensleeves, The Chase, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 2GR
  • Julie West Solicitor, 4 The Axis Centre, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7RD
  • Palmer And Palmer Solicitors Limited, 1 Hazel Parade, Penrose Road, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 9PY
  • Scott Son & Chitty, First Floor, The Old Bank, 50 The Street, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 1AZ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Leatherhead regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Leatherhead with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Leatherhead. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Coleman & Betts, Bank Chambers, 20 North Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7AT
  • V L Humphreys & Co, Greensleeves, The Chase, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 2GR
  • Julie West Solicitor, 4 The Axis Centre, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7RD
  • Palmer And Palmer Solicitors Limited, 1 Hazel Parade, Penrose Road, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 9PY
  • A J Lutley, Springfield, Rookery Hill, Ashtead Park, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 1HY

Planning law solicitors in Leatherhead regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Leatherhead specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Downs Solicitors Llp, 156 High Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BQ
  • Mundays Llp, Cedar House, 78 Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1AN
  • Hunter Peddell Property Law, Oak House, 39/41 The Parade, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0PB
  • Galloway Hughes Llp, Aissela, 46 High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9QY
  • Cuff And Gough Llp, Lamborn Place, 26 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ

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

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