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Examples of recent conveyancing in Longfield since December 2025*

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Essex Road, DA3 7QL completing on 19/12/2025 at a price of £400,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Transfer

of house property, Yew Tree Close, DA3 7LB completing on 16/12/2025 at a price of £480,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of flat Bazes Shaw DA3 8QY, at the agreed price of £265,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of semi-detached premises, Wrotham Road, DA13 0HP completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £862,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Longfield

Why do I have to pay up front for conveyancing in Longfield?

If you are buying a property in Longfield your solicitor will request that you to provide them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Generally this is asked for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is payable against the total price then this should be required shortly prior to exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

My aunt passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Longfield. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Principality, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Given you intend to refinance then Principality will require that you use a conveyancer on the Principality conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Principality conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Principality mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

My lawyer has informed me that restrictive coveneant insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Longfield conveyancing?

The appropriate level of restrictive coveneant indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between HSBC Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Longfield. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Aldermore be concerned?

Given that your lender is Aldermore your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing requirements contained in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Aldermore. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook stipulates minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and lawyers are required to report to Aldermore where a lease fails to meet these provisions. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not isolated to Longfield.

I have instructed a Longfield conveyancer having made sure that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Leeds Building Society will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Leeds Building Society will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your property lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Longfield postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Longfield.

We are buying a property and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the house could be obligated to contribute to as it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Longfield

Unless a previous purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could take it that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Longfield to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Longfield 10 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?

Assuming you have a registered title the details of your ownership will be retained by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and get current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.

As co-executor for the will of my aunt I am disposing of a property in Swansea but live in Longfield. My conveyancer (based 250 kilometers from merequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Longfield to attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Longfield

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Longfield regulated by the SRA

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

  • Sharpe & Perl, 23 The Row, New Ash Green, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8JB
  • Hatten Wyatt, 51/54 Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1BD
  • Martin Tolhurst Partnership Llp, 7 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0PD
  • Patrick Lawrence, 5 Railway Place, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1AP
  • F S Law Solicitors & Advocates, 27 Milton Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2RF

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Longfield

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Longfield practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Rex Cowells Solicitors Limited, Old Rectory Business Centre, Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8HN
  • M K Gill Solicitors, 63 Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1BJ
  • Hatten Wyatt, 51/54 Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1BD
  • Martin Tolhurst Partnership Llp, 7 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0PD
  • Patrick Lawrence, 5 Railway Place, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1AP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Longfield regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Longfield with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Longfield. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Sharpe & Perl, 23 The Row, New Ash Green, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8JB
  • Rex Cowells Solicitors Limited, Old Rectory Business Centre, Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8HN
  • Stantons, 24 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0PA
  • Hatten Wyatt, 51/54 Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1BD
  • Martin Tolhurst Partnership Llp, 7 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0PD

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

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