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Reasons to use our Newhaven conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Newhaven lawyer have developed excellent connections with Newhaven local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Newhaven.
  • 2 Newhaven conveyancer are the key to a successful Newhaven conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 3 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Newhaven has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 4 The Newhaven conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Newhaven
  • 5 Chances are that the other side’s lawyers are located in Newhaven - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Newhaven since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Newhaven

The solicitor who assisted with my former purchase has given a fee calculation of £995 for leasehold conveyancing in Newhaven. I am looking to sell a Georgian property for £275,000. This sounds over the top. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Newhaven?

The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you shop around you could decrease the fees slightly by as much as £125. On the other hand, you maycome to rue opting for an a cheaper conveyancer. Remember to enquire the solicitor can act for your mortgage company. You can use our search tool to choose a Newhaven conveyancing firm on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Newhaven.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Newhaven as I have an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line in less than one month. Thankfully I do not need a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to have searches carried out although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Newhaven the following are instances of what can show up and therefore impact future mortgageability: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Newhaven I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Newhaven in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be problematic. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

Given that I will soon spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a property in Newhaven I would like to talk to a lawyer about myhome move ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor due to be conducting your conveyancing in Newhaven.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a matter reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Newhaven should be the figure that you are charged.

I am 17 days into a leasehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the estate agent to carry out the conveyancing in Newhaven. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

A lawyer would need to be very bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been generated? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new contact details and have the loan are issued to the new lawyers. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid added expenses and complications. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The search tool will help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Newhaven

Do online conveyancing organisations do everything a high street Newhaven solicitor does or do I still need to employ a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Newhaven?

Where you instruct an online conveyancer they will cover all the tasks your Newhaven solicitor will cover.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Newhaven

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Newhaven specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Astburys, Lewes House, 32 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LU
  • Adams & Remers Llp, Trinity House, School Hill, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Newhaven regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Newhaven specialising in commercial conveyancing in Newhaven. This could include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Chrismas Ogden Solicitors Limited, Howard Cottage, Broomans Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LT
  • Astburys, Lewes House, 32 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LU
  • Adams & Remers Llp, Trinity House, School Hill, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NN
  • Lewes Smith, Albion House, Albion Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NF
  • Morgan Kelly Solicitors Limited, Castleworks, Westgate Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1YR

Home buying conveyancing in Newhaven usually entails the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Newhaven conveyancing searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other documentation received from the vendor’s lawyer
  • Submitting queries with the owner’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Examining replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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