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Rochford Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 January was the busiest month and was the next busiest month while January was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Rochford
  • 2 Average time frame of 364 days for registration of title in Rochford
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £7,514
  • 4 Average time from start to completion was 108 days for conveyancing in Rochford
  • 5 71% freehold and 29% leasehold conveyancing in Rochford for this year to date

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rochford since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rochford

I plan on acquiring a maisonette in Rochford. My lawyer has never been on on the lender approved panel. Can I still continue with my Rochford conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the bank list of approved lawyers?

Various options include

  • Carry on with your preferred Rochford solicitor but your lender will undoubtedly instruct a conveyancing practitioner from their approved panel. The net result is additional cost together with probable interruption.
  • Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel.
  • Convince your conveyancing practitioner to seek to join the bank panel

My Solicitor in Rochford is not on the Lloyds TSB Bank Approved Panel. Can I still use my family solicitor even though they are excluded from the Lloyds TSB Bank panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

The limited options open to you here include:

  1. Complete the purchase with your preferred Rochford lawyers but Lloyds TSB Bank will need to retain a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall conveyancing charges as well as cause delays.
  2. Find an alternative lawyer to to deal with the purchase, obviously checking they are Persuade your lawyer to use their best endeavours to join the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing panel

What does a local search tell me about the property I am purchasing in Rochford?

Rochford conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searchflow The local search is essential in every Rochford conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Rochford. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Rochford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am a sole trader looking to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed costs for commercial conveyancing in Rochford for below £2000?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Rochford, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will put you in touch with the right lawyer. Regarding the charges these will vary based on the structure and complexity of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or telephone so as to enable us to supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

I've found a house that appears to tick a lot of boxes, at a reasonable figure which is making it all the more appealing. I have since found out that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are particular concerns buying a leasehold house in Rochford. Conveyancing solicitors have are soon to be instructed. Will they explain the issues?

Most houses in Rochford are freehold rather than leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are purchasing in Rochford in which case you should be shopping around for a Rochford conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in dealing with leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a lessee you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease comes with conditions for example requiring the landlord’sconsent to conduct alterations. It may be necessary to pay a contribution towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the property is located on an estate. Your lawyer should report to you on the legal implications.

Rochford Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    Can you tell me if there are any major works in the planning that will likely increase the service charges? What is the name of the managing agents? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments?

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Rochford

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

  • Wells Legal Solicitors, 3 Spa Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4AZ
  • Drysdales Solicitors Llp, Cumberland House, 24-28 Baxter Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6HZ
  • Chennells, 583-585 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9PJ
  • Paul Robinson Solicitors Llp, The Old Bank, 470-474 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9LD
  • Law Hurst & Taylor, 153 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7EL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Rochford regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Rochford specialising in commercial conveyancing in Rochford. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Wells Legal Solicitors, 3 Spa Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4AZ
  • Drysdales Solicitors Llp, Cumberland House, 24-28 Baxter Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6HZ
  • Chennells, 583-585 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9PJ
  • Paul Robinson Solicitors Llp, The Old Bank, 470-474 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9LD
  • Lloyd Jones & Co, 8-10 Southbourne Grove, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9UR

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Rochford regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Rochford but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Garnett Wilson Conveyancing Services Llp, Cumberland House, SS2 6HZ
  • Whitehouse Property Lawyers, Clarence Chambers, SS1 1BD
  • Brown & Co Property Lawyers Limited, 126 Station Road, CM0 8HQ

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

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