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Examples of recent conveyancing in Sheerness since January 2025*

Purchase

of apartment St Georges Lane SS3 9QH, at a price of £249,999. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sheerness

I moved into my house on 9 May and my personal details is yet to be on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Sheerness said it should be concluded inside ten days. Are titles in Sheerness uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Sheerness is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any 3rd persons or bodies. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive delays. Historically registration takes place once the buyer has moved in to the premises so an expedited registration is not typically top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

How does conveyancing in Sheerness differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Sheerness contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because developers in Sheerness usually acquire the site, 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 Sheerness or who has acted in the same development.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Sheerness I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Sheerness suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

I was pointed in your direction by numerous property agents in Sheerness to get a quote from a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your services rather than alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t make any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Sheerness for my remortgage. Is it possible to see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

One may find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded call for training requirements.

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Sheerness. Before diving in I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Sheerness - 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.

Sheerness Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

    Is there a share of the freehold? What prohibitions are there in the Sheerness Lease? For many Sheerness leaseholds the outlay for major works tend not to be included within service charges, although there some managing agents in Sheerness obliged tenants to contribute towards a reserve fund and this is used to offset against major repairs or maintenance.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Sheerness regulated by the SRA

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

  • John Copland & Son, 77 High Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1TY

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Sheerness

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Sheerness with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on wrongful eviction

  • John Copland & Son, 77 High Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1TY

Purchase conveyancing in Sheerness usually consists of the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Ordering Sheerness property searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract and other papers collated by the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising queries with the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Analysing replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the home loan (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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