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  • 1 There is a strong possibility the the solicitors for the other party are based in Petts Wood - if so both parties will be less confrontational
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  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Petts Wood is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 5 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Petts Wood registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Petts Wood since December 2024*

Disposal

of detached residence property, Sutherland Avenue, BR5 1QZ completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £925,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, securing official copies of the title

Transfer

of detached residence residence, Clovelly Way, BR6 0WD completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £475,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of house residence, Southborough Lane, BR2 8BG completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £880,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of detached residence property, Friar Road, BR5 2BP completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £545,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Petts Wood

We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Petts Wood found on your site but stumbled across some other estimates via the web seem cheaper – how come?

There are many firms of solicitors promoting pretending to offer cheap conveyancing, unfortunately it’s common in such cases for extrafees result in the final invoice markedly uplifted. Conveyancers are obliged to make sure that costs set out in terms and conditions should be equitable raised The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Petts Wood genuinely set out all legal fees for a standard conveyancing matter.

The Petts Wood conveyancing firm handling our Petts Wood conveyancing has identified an inconsistency when comparing the information in the home valuation report and what is in the title deeds. My solicitor says that he is obliged to ensure that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my solicitor’s stance right?

Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

Having sold my house in Petts Wood last November yet the purchaser is calling daily to moan that his conveyancer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your lawyer should send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion formalities unique to conveyancing in Petts Wood.

Will my conveyancer be making enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Petts Wood.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers specialising in conveyancing in Petts Wood. There are those who buy a house in Petts Wood, fully aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a number of searches that can be carried out by the buyer or by their lawyers which can figure out the risks in Petts Wood. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual inquiry of the vendor to determine if the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that the premises has been flooded in past which is not disclosed by the vendor, then a buyer may commence a claim for damages as a result of such an misleading answer. A purchaser’s lawyers will also carry out an enviro search. This will reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries should be carried out.

I'm buying a new build house in Petts Wood benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent told me not disclose to my solicitor about this extras as it will affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Petts Wood from the perspective of expediting the sale process?

  • Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Petts Wood can be bypassed where you get in touch lawyers as soon as your agents start marketing the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the buyers’ representatives.
  • If you have had conflict with your freeholder or managing agents it is essential that these are resolved prior to the flat being put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be warry about purchasing a property where a dispute is ongoing. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as historic as opposed to unresolved. The majority of landlords or Management Companies in Petts Wood charge for supplying management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the fee that they propose to charge. The management pack sought on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The average time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most common cause of frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Petts Wood. If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s permission? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Petts Wood leases often stipulate that internal structural alterations or laying down wooden flooring necessitate a licence from the Landlord acquiescing to such works. If you fail to have the consents to hand do not communicate with the landlord without checking with your conveyancer in the first instance.

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in Petts Wood. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Where there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to assess the price.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Petts Wood residence is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case related to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 50.57 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Petts Wood

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Petts Wood with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Cader Solicitors, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Petts Wood regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Petts Wood practicing in commercial conveyancing in Petts Wood. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Preston Mellor Harrison, 30 High Street, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5AS
  • Tinklin Springall, Devonshire House, Elmfield Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1TF

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Petts Wood regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Petts Wood but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB
  • Peter W Stevens , 107 Maxwell Gardens, BR6 9QT
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG

Neighboring Locations

Elmstead
Chislehurst
Petts Wood
Locksbottom
Green Street Green
Orpington

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