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5 reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Peacehaven

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Peacehaven
  • 2 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Peacehaven will be conducted by a conveyancer on your bank member panel.
  • 3 Peacehaven conveyancers work in conjunction with Peacehaven estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, offering all the advice and support you need
  • 4 The practices identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 5 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 level of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Peacehaven since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Peacehaven

I am getting a mortgage with Halifax. I intend to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Peacehaven. Does the Halifax Conveyancing panel include Licensed Conveyancers?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in Peacehaven. I I would like to check if they are on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel. Could you advise?

The first thing to do is call the conveyancer and ask them whether they can act for the bank. Alternatively you can get in touch with Alliance & Leicester who may be able to confirm.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial land in Peacehaven?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Peacehaven will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Peacehaven. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Peacehaven.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Peacehaven it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Peacehaven commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Peacehaven.

I am selling my house. My previous conveyancers have shut. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Peacehaven if that makes a difference.

Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Peacehaven. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.

I would like to let out my leasehold flat in Peacehaven. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?

A lease dictates the relationship between the landlord and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will say if subletting is banned, or permitted but only subject to certain conditions. The rule is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. Most leases in Peacehaven do not contain subletting altogether – such a provision would adversely affect the market value the flat. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a duplicate of the tenancy agreement.

I own a 1 bedroom flat in Peacehaven, conveyancing formalities finalised October 1998. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar properties in Peacehaven with over 90 years remaining are worth £191,000. The ground rent is £55 yearly. The lease finishes on 21st October 2078

With only 53 years unexpired the likely cost is going to span between £27,600 and £31,800 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

The solicitors conducting our conveyancing in Peacehaven has forwarded papers to review that show the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Surely all property in Peacehaven should be registered?

It is a rare occurrence indeed to find property in Peacehaven to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Peacehaven conveyancing practitioners will be capable of dealing with this type of conveyancing but in the event that uncertainty prevails the standard advice these days is for the vendor’s solicitor to register the title first and then deal with the sale conveyance - this undoubtedly result in a significant delay.

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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

Home selling conveyancing in Peacehaven normally consists of the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the solicitor retained by the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional queries from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions raised by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if relevant)

Peacehaven commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    General advice on title or other property issues Options and guarantees Lease renewals and variations Industrial and warehouse premises Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities

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

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