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  • 1 Sandgate property lawyer are the key to a successful Sandgate conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Sandgate since January 2025*

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Sale

of semi-detached property, Bybrook Field, CT20 3BQ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £508,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Sale

of terraced premises, Chichester Road, CT20 3BP completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £385,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of detached residence premises, Geraldine Road, CT19 4BL completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £253,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Purchase

of flat Stanley Road CT19 4RL, acquired for £65,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sandgate

My IFA requires my Sandgate lawyer’ panel member for the HSBC conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have contacted my local Sandgate branch but they don't know it.

Have you tried calling your Sandgate solicitor about this?. Most Sandgate conveyancing firms will keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each bank.

Can you recommend a Halifax approved Sandgate conveyancing firm finish our home move within 10 days? Would it be better to use a high street Sandgate firm or an internet comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Sandgate conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Sandgate. Visit two or three law practices and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Mention your time frames together with your reasons and ask for a commitment on your deadline. Choose the one that appears most efficient.

As someone not used to conveyancing in Sandgate what’s the number one tip you can give me for the legal transfer of property in Sandgate

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Sandgate and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of opportunity for conflict between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. E.g., the vendor, property agent and sometimes the lender. Choosing a law firm for your conveyancing in Sandgate an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the legal process whose role it is to act in your legal interests and to keep you safe.

There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you should always trust your conveyancer above all other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I'm the single recipient of my late mum's estate and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Sandgate. The Sandgate property was put into my name in March. I want to move. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship will be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in March. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be caught by that. Some mortgage companies would take a pragmatic view as this obligation is principally there to pick up on subsales or the flipping of property.

My wife and I are in the process of viewing flats in Sandgate and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it advisable to have my lawyer on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a home loan with Barclays.

It would be prudent to commence your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the EA. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Barclays, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I have a mortgage with Leeds Building Society for my property in Sandgate. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. If I am intending to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Leeds Building Society?

Leeds Building Society must be informed of your intention prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Leeds Building Society’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Leeds Building Society directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel firm.

I need some fast conveyancing in Sandgate as I am under pressure to sign on the dotted line within 3 weeks. Luckily I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are not taking a mortgage you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Sandgate the following are examples of what can arise and therefore affect future mortgageability: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

I bought my house on 5 February and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Sandgate expressed confidence that it will be recorded inside ten days. Are properties in Sandgate uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Sandgate registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry have to notify any 3rd persons or bodies. At present roughly 80% of submission are fully dealt with within two weeks but occasionally there can be protracted delays. Registration is effected after the purchaser is living at the property so an expedited registration is not usually primary concern but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Sandgate regulated by the SRA

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

  • Frederic Hall Solicitors, York House, 32 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2UR
  • Worthingtons, 28 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2AU
  • Bowers & Jessup Solicitors, Westholme Chambers, 134a Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2BW
  • Rootes & Alliott, 27 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2AR
  • Henwood Twenty Two Limited, 147 High Street, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5JN

Typically, Sandgate conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Submitting draft papers to the conveyancer retained by the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to additional queries from the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the seller, the estate agent and paying off the mortgage (if appropriate)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Sandgate almost always entails the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (where relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Hythe
Sandgate
Folkestone
Maxton

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

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