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Reasons to use our Peacehaven conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Peacehaven conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Peacehaven
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Peacehaven
  • 3 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Peacehaven has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Peacehaven is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative solicitors may claim it could be important to pop into your conveyancer to sign contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Peacehaven since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Peacehaven

What is the most effective way to search for the right lawyer to give a quality service for my conveyancing in Peacehaven?

Option 1 is to ask relatives who they would recommend.

Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Peacehaven. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms listed and invite them to forward you their conveyancing costs illustrations and speak to the lawyer who will oversee the legal process ahead ofmaking your decision.

Third is to use our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors for you based on your individual factors including area of the property,timings, complications and who the proposed mortgage company is. Do not be teased by low cost conveyancing in Peacehaven

Can the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in Peacehaven?

We do have a variety of conveyancing experts carrying out right to buy conveyancing work Do e-mail the lawyers listed with a view to obtain a costs illustration.

We wanted to use a property lawyer in Peacehaven for our house purchase. Our broker has since advised us that our mortgage lenders The Mortgage Works won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?

Banks on the whole restrict either the category or the volume of conveyancing firms on their member panel. Typical examples of such criteria being that a law practice must have two or more partners. As well as restricting the type of firm, a few banks have reduced the number of firms they allow to act for them. You should note that The Mortgage Works have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of The Mortgage Works Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the rationalisation of solicitor panels a few years ago even though there remains differing opinions concerning the level of solicitor engagement in some of that fraud. Data from the Land Registry reveal that hundreds of law firms, including some in or near Peacehaven only carry out a couple conveyances a year.

Should our conveyancer be asking questions regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Peacehaven.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers specialising in conveyancing in Peacehaven. There are those who buy a house in Peacehaven, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or dispose of the property. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their lawyers which will figure out the risks in Peacehaven. The standard property information forms supplied to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a usual inquiry of the seller to find out if the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that the property has been flooded in past which is not notified by the vendor, then a buyer could commence a legal claim for losses as a result of such an inaccurate response. The buyer’s conveyancers may also commission an environmental report. This should reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries should be conducted.

I'm buying my first flat in Peacehaven with a loan from Yorkshire Building Society. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my solicitor about the extras as it may impact my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a property in Cardiff but live in Peacehaven. My conveyancer (who is 250 miles awayneeds me to sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Peacehaven to attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Peacehaven

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Peacehaven regulated by the SRA

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

  • Morgan Kelly Solicitors Limited, Castleworks, Westgate Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1YR
  • Chrismas Ogden Solicitors Limited, Howard Cottage, Broomans Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LT
  • Astburys, Lewes House, 32 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LU
  • Lewes Smith, Albion House, Albion Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NF
  • Adams & Remers Llp, Trinity House, School Hill, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NN

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Peacehaven

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Peacehaven specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Astburys, Lewes House, 32 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LU
  • Adams & Remers Llp, Trinity House, School Hill, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NN
  • James Mead, 61 Hanover Terrace, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9SP
  • Gerard Maye Legal Limited, 176 Edward Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0JB
  • Burt Brill & Cardens Limited, 30 Old Steine, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1FL

Domestic conveyancing in Peacehaven normally comprises the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Conducting Peacehaven property searches for the title
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers prepared the owner’s solicitor
  • Submitting queries with the owner’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Going through replies given by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (if applicable)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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