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Rochester Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to completion was 128 days for conveyancing in Rochester
  • 2 250 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Rochester
  • 3 Percentage of cases in Rochester that are buy to let is 9%
  • 4 86% freehold and 14% leasehold conveyancing in Rochester for this year to date
  • 5 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while May was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Rochester

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rochester since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rochester

Can the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in Rochester?

We have identified plenty of conveyancing experts who can handle right to buy transactions Do get in touch with the solicitors listed in order to secure a costs illustration.

Completed the sale of my flat in Rochester last August but my buyer keeps e-mailing daily to say her lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

After completion of your disposal your conveyancer should send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion tasks just for conveyancing in Rochester.

A colleague suggested that if I am purchasing in Rochester I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Rochester conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Rochester around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Rochester Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Rochester.

I have todaybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Rochester for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Rochester conveyancing specialists.

How straightforward is it to use your search facility to get a quote from a conveyancing practitioner in Rochester on the approved list for my lender?

Step one is to select a lender such as Lloyds TSB Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Bank of Ireland then type in your preferred area for instance Rochester. Conveyancing firms in Rochester and across England and Wales will then be identified.

I am 14 days into a leasehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Rochester. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

A solicitor would have to be very poor in order to consider changing them. Has your loan offer been issued? If so you must make them aware of the replacement conveyancer and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the banks panel to avoid added costs and complications. So that should be your starting point. The search tool should assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Rochester

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Rochester

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Rochester practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Bassets, 156 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1ET
  • Sara Binning Solicitors, Dickens Suite, Cheldgate House, 45 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1LP
  • Dakers Marriott Dugdale Limited, Unit 3 Exeter House, Beaufort Court, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4FE
  • Winch & Winch, 5 New Road Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6AR
  • Stephens & Son Llp, Rome House, 41 Railway Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4RP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Rochester regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Rochester with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Rochester. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Bassets, 156 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1ET
  • Dakers Marriott Dugdale Limited, Unit 3 Exeter House, Beaufort Court, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4FE
  • Winch & Winch, 5 New Road Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6AR
  • Kingsley Smith Solicitors Llp, 81 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE
  • The Kingsley Smith Trustee Company, 81 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE

Planning law solicitors in Rochester regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Rochester specialising in planning law. This could include advice on tree preservation orders
  • The Kingsley Smith Trustee Company, 81 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE
  • Kingsley Smith Solicitors Llp, 81 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE

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

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