Please could you recommend a Yorkshire Building Society accepted Lewes conveyancing firm who can have us moved in within a very limited time frame? Am I best advised to go for a local Lewes conveyancer or a factory type conveyancer?
We would be happy to suggest some excellent Lewes conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Lewes. Approach two or three firms and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Discuss your time frames together with your reasons and get an assurance on speed. Choose the lawyer that you trust.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Lewes. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 6/6/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I have todaydiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Lewes for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out 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 Lewes conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Lewes differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Lewes come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because house builders in Lewes usually purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Lewes or who has acted in the same development.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Lewes and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Lewes. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Lewes area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Lewes. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Lewes. Before diving in I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.
Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Lewes - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Lewes Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying
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What is the name of the managing agents? Best to be warned if window replacement or some other significant cost is coming up that will be shared amongst the leasehold owners and could well materially impact the level of the service costs or result in a one time payment. Where a Lewes lease has less than eighty years it will have adverse implications on the salability of the apartment. It is worth checking with your lender that they are content with remaining years on the lease. A short lease means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering how much this will be. Remember, in most cases you would need to own the premises for two years in order to be eligible to extend the lease.