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Seaford Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 2 Average time from start to completion was 101 days for conveyancing in Seaford
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £10,000
  • 4 Average time frame of 48 days for registration of title in Seaford
  • 5 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Seaford is 41% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company

Examples of recent conveyancing in Seaford since December 2024*

Sale

of detached residence residence, Hillside Avenue, BN25 3LA completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £400,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi residence, Chyngton Avenue, BN25 3SL completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £350,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Hazeldene, BN25 4NQ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £650,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of semi-detached residence, Coxwell Close, BN25 3FE completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £370,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Seaford

My previous solicitor has sent a quote for £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Seaford. I’m selling a newly refurbished detached home for £300,000. This appears overpriced. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Seaford?

The costs illustration is fractionally on the steep side. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you mightcome to rue opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Don't forget to ensure the conveyancer can act for your mortgage company. Do utilise our comparison tool to find a Seaford conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Seaford.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Seaford last May yet the purchaser is Skype messaging me complaining that his solicitor is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Post completion of your house sale your lawyer is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where relevant, your solicitor must also confirm that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Seaford.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Seaford?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Seaford will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Seaford. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Seaford.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Seaford it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could result in delays to Seaford commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Seaford.

The deeds to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Seaford 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware exactly where to look for all the suitable paperwork so you may buy or sell your property without a hitch. Where duplicates can’t be found, your conveyancer can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the property.

I opted to have a survey done on a house in Seaford before retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Seaford. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Hoping to buy a property located in Seaford and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Seaford. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Seaford area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Seaford. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Seaford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Gaby Hardwicke, 33 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YD
  • Daltons Solicitors, 16 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YD
  • Rodney Warren And Co Ltd, 26 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4RW
  • Cramp And Mullaney Llp, The White House, 97 South Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4LR
  • Barwells Legal Limited, 6 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Seaford regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Seaford specialising in commercial conveyancing in Seaford. This will likely include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Gaby Hardwicke, 33 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YD
  • Daltons Solicitors, 16 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YD
  • Cramp And Mullaney Llp, The White House, 97 South Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4LR
  • Barwells Legal Limited, 6 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PN
  • Stephen Rimmer Llp, 28-30 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PX

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Seaford regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Seaford but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Hobson & Latham Limited, 47 Gildredge Road, BN21 4RY

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

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