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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Royal Tunbridge Wells

  • 1 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 2 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Royal Tunbridge Wells - if so both parties are likely to be familiar
  • 3 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal connections with Royal Tunbridge Wells selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Royal Tunbridge Wells is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Royal Tunbridge Wells lawyers work in conjunction with Royal Tunbridge Wells estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible

Examples of recent conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells

It has taken forever and a day but a loan offer from Santander for the refinancing of my 4 room maisonette is expected imminently. Are you able to recommend a cheap conveyancing lawyer in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

This site is not designed to help those in their quest for a cheap conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells. We can offer you value for money conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint organisations enticing you with low cost conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells. Optimistically, in being led by cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up with a hefty uplift in additional fees and still not receive the service you were looking for.

My stepmother pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Royal Tunbridge Wells there may be various restrictions prohibiting external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Royal Tunbridge Wells which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I am purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal investigations on the property include investigations to ascertain if these works are allowed?

Your property lawyer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells can on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which prohibit categories of works or require the permission of another owner. Some extensions need local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be wise to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Co-operative. Is it usual for Co-operative to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Royal Tunbridge Wells is approved on their conveyancing panel? Co-operative have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Co-operative to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

A relative recommended that where I am buying in Royal Tunbridge Wells I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Royal Tunbridge Wells conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Royal Tunbridge Wells around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Royal Tunbridge Wells Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Royal Tunbridge Wells Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Royal Tunbridge Wells.

I have todaybecome aware that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to check if the property is registered to you, 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells conveyancing specialists.

How does conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Royal Tunbridge Wells approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because developers in Royal Tunbridge Wells tend to purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells or who has acted in the same development.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Royal Tunbridge Wells in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a loan on such a home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Royal Tunbridge Wells. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Royal Tunbridge Wells especially if they are familiar with such properties in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Royal Tunbridge Wells regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Royal Tunbridge Wells specialising in commercial conveyancing in Royal Tunbridge Wells. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Berry & Berry Llp, 11 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1JA
  • Buss Murton Law Llp, Wellington Gate, 7-9 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1HT
  • Thomson Snell & Passmore Llp, 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1NX
  • Core Law Group Llp, 4-6 Dudley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1LF
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜keene Marsland’, Keene Marsland, 6 Clanricarde Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PH

Planning law solicitors in Royal Tunbridge Wells regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Royal Tunbridge Wells practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Thomson Snell & Passmore Llp, 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1NX
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜keene Marsland’, Keene Marsland, 6 Clanricarde Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PH
  • Cripps Llp, Wallside House, 12 Mount Ephraim Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1EG
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜max Barford & Co.’, Max Barford & Co, 16 Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1QU
  • Knights, Regency House, 25 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1UT

Royal Tunbridge Wells commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Hotels, public houses and restaurants Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises

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

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