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Reasons to use our Portslade conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Excellent communication and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Portslade conveyancing can become significantly more stressful as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have very good personal links with Portslade selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Portslade solicitor have developed excellent links with Portslade local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Portslade.
  • 4 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers may claim it could be necessary to visit your solicitor to sign documents. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Portslade

Examples of recent conveyancing in Portslade since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Portslade

When does exchange of contracts happen for residential conveyancing in Portslade and do I need to be at the lawyers office?

If you are round the corner to our conveyancing solicitors in Portslade you are invited in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the firms we recommend supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The executing of the purchase agreement is not the point of no return. A signed contract simply enables the firm to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Portslade)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

What is the optimum way to check that the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Portslade is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for The Royal Bank of Scotland thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in supplemental legal fees.

You should make the most of the search tool on this page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Portslade’ or your location and you will see a number of lawyer based in Portslade or by proximity to you.

My husband and I have organised a further advance on our home loan from Yorkshire BS as we want to conduct alterations to our home in Portslade. Do we need to appoint a local Portslade solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Yorkshire BS don't usually instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS list.

My wife and I are in the throws of viewing apartments in Portslade and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a property lawyer in place at this stage? I am planning to take a mortgage with Clydesdale.

You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Clydesdale, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

Planning on purchasing a house in Portslade. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Portslade solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Portslade is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Portslade are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Portslade you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Portslade may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

I today plan to offer on a house that seems to be perfect, at a reasonable figure which is making it all the more appealing. I have just been informed that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are issues buying a house with a leasehold title in Portslade. Conveyancing solicitors have are soon to be appointed. Will they explain the issues?

The majority of houses in Portslade are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are purchasing in Portslade in which case you should be shopping around for a Portslade conveyancing practitioner and check that they are used to advising on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a leaseholder you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions for example obtaining the freeholder’sconsent to conduct alterations. It may be necessary to pay a service charge towards the upkeep of the estate where the house is part of an estate. Your conveyancer should advise you fully on all the issues.

I purchased a ground floor flat in Portslade, conveyancing was carried out October 1997. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding flats in Portslade with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease ends on 21st October 2100

With 75 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £8,600 and £9,800 plus professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.

We own a leasehold flat in Portslade. Conveyancing was finished in last year. I have heard that I should not allow the lease length get too short. What is the reasoning?

Portslade leasehold properties are for a set term - usually just under one hundred years when they commenced. However a significant appartments in Portslade were built or converted 25 or more years ago and so such leases now have fewer than eighty years remaining. This may sound like plenty of time however Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage institutions on the whole need leases to have at least seventy five years left to be mortgageable. This means that when you come to sell the property you will need a lease extension if you are nearing eighty years. To increase the marketability of your property you should be considering whether to extend your lease well in advance of selling the property. There are also advantages to doing so before the lease reaches even 80 years as when the lease falls below eighty years the amount to be paid to extend starts to increase.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Portslade regulated by the SRA

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

  • M S Page, 3 The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2PY
  • Engleharts, Vallance Hall, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DE
  • Griffith Smith Conway, 154a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL
  • Laura Garcia Navarrete, Curtis House, 34 Third Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2PD
  • Goodlaw Solicitors, 6 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3JA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Portslade

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Portslade practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Hightrees Law, 26 Brighton Road, Shoreham, West Sussex, BN43 6RG
  • Engleharts, Vallance Hall, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DE
  • Griffith Smith Conway, 154a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL
  • Goodlaw Solicitors, 6 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3JA
  • Crosby & Woods Solicitors, Sussex House, 75 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BB

Purchase conveyancing in Portslade usually entails the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Conducting Portslade searches for the property
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers received from the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising enquiries with the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale contract
  • Reviewing replies prepared by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting 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 completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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