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Rye Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 34 days for registration of title in Rye
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540
  • 3 December was the busiest month and August was the next busiest month while July was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Rye
  • 4 Average time from start to completion was 59 days for conveyancing in Rye
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £27,075

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rye since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rye

I am acquiring a property without a mortgage in Rye. I have lived for the last 15 years in Rye. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I have knowledge of the road and vicinity intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a mortgage, then the vast majority of the Rye conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your lawyer will ’encourage you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but he has a professional duty to do this. Do bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house in the future, it could be of importance to your prospective purchaser what the searches determine. Sometimes premises with day to day issues can still reveal unpredicted search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Rye will be able to give you some sensible advice here.

three months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Rye took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Rye. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Rye

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

Are there any apps to help locate a Rye law firm on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 10miles to meet the solicitor.

You can use the search on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Rye conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Rye conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to verify if they are on the Barnsley Building Society panel

My father has suggested that I use his lawyers for conveyancing in Rye. Do I follow his advice?

There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to get recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the firm that you are are thinking of instructing.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Rye. Before I get started I require certainty as to the remaining lease term.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and most are in Rye - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I am the registered owner of a split level flat in Rye, conveyancing formalities finalised 3 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Rye with an extended lease are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease ends on 21st October 2099

With only 74 years unexpired the likely cost is going to range between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as legals.

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 this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Residential conveyancing in Rye ordinarily includes the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Ordering Rye conveyancing searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other documentation collated by the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising queries with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Examining replies prepared by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Domestic conveyancing in Rye almost always entails the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Submitting draft papers to the lawyer retained by the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to supplemental queries from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions submitted by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if relevant)

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Rye has some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Representing lender (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Tenterden
Kingsnorth
Romney
Rye
Hastings
Winchelsea

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

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