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New Romney Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 31 days for registration of title in New Romney
  • 2 Percentage of cases in New Romney that are buy to let is 7%
  • 3 January was the busiest month and December was the next busiest month while December was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in New Romney
  • 4 100% freehold and 0% leasehold conveyancing in New Romney for this year to date
  • 5 The most common indemnity insurance policies for New Romney conveyancing is Restrictive Covenant

Examples of recent conveyancing in New Romney since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in New Romney

I am obtaining a mortgage with Nat West. I intend to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in New Romney. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in New Romney is more expensive?

New Romney leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving applicable notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

I am helping my aunt sell her house in New Romney. Will the conveyancer arrange the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

After the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was kept a mandatory component of moving property. An EPC must be commissioned in advance of the property being placed on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms normally organise. Where you are using a New Romney conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with reputable local accredited person

A relative informed me that in buying a property in New Romney there may be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in New Romney which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in New Romney should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

My partner and I have arranged a further advance on our home loan from Nottingham as we want to conduct renovations to our home in New Romney. Do we need to select a high street New Romney solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Nottingham don't usually appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nottingham list.

I am buying a new build apartment in New Romney. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in New Romney

    The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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. 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.

I'm converting the mortgage on my primary home to a buy to let mortgage with Halifax and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on another house. The location we are talking about is New Romney. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this site to ensure that the solicitors are approved by both banks. Assuming that they are the solicitor should be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your desired outcome and requirements.

Completion is due on our sale of a £250,000 flat in New Romney next Monday. The landlords agents has quoted £420 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in New Romney?

For most leasehold sales in New Romney conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Addressing pre-exchange enquiries Where consent is required before sale in New Romney Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for New Romney leasehold property is £350. For New Romney conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide answers.

New Romney Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying

    Does the lease include onerous restrictions? How much is the ground rent and service charge? It would be prudent to find out as much as possible about the company managing the block as they will affect your use and enjoyment of the property. As the owner of a leasehold property you will be at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to practical issues such as the upkeep of the communal areas. You should not be shy to ask other tenants what they think of them. In conclusion, investigate as to the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the appropriate party and specifically what you get for your money.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in New Romney?

Licensed Conveyancers support the transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as New Romney. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a timeous, objective and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in New Romney about your conveyancing in New Romney.

Conveyancing in New Romney 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 the appropriate parties
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking New Romney conveyancing searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft contract and other papers collated by the vendor’s solicitor
  • Raising queries with the seller’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Analysing replies given by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the buyer and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

Residential conveyancing in New Romney normally comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated papers
  • Submitting draft papers to the property lawyer retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to additional questions from the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and paying off the mortgage (if applicable)

Neighboring Locations

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

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