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  • 1 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s conveyancers are based in Sheerness - if so sets of lawyers will be familiar
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  • 3 Sheerness solicitors are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Sheerness
  • 5 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Sheerness registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sheerness since January 2025*

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of terraced premises, Berridge Road, ME12 2AD completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £193,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Transfer

of terraced property, Granville Road, ME12 1QP completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £255,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries

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Transfer

of detached residence property, Marine Parade, ME12 2BX completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £355,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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of semi-detached property, Power Station Road, ME12 3TL completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £252,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sheerness

I am expecting a offer of a home loan from Lloyds. My intention is to use a Licensed Conveyancer in Sheerness. Does the Lloyds Solicitor panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers?

The Lloyds conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

Will lawyers request money up-front for my conveyancing in Sheerness?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Sheerness your solicitor will ask you place them with monies to cover the search fees. Generally this is called for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is payable against the sale price then this will be asked for immediately ahead of exchange of contracts. The closing balance that is due should be transferred shortly before completion.

How does conveyancing in Sheerness differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Sheerness contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because new home sellers in Sheerness typically acquire the real estate, 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 used to new build conveyancing in Sheerness or who has acted in the same development.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Sheerness I like with open areas and station nearby, however it only has 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Sheerness suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

I was recommended by three or four local estate agents in Sheerness to locate a solicitor using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your site over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to make any commission for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

In relation to leasehold conveyancing in Sheerness what are the most common lease problems?

Leasehold conveyancing in Sheerness is not unique. All leases are drafted differently and drafting errors can sometimes mean that certain sections are not included. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    A duty to insure the building Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.

A defective lease will likely cause problems when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Yorkshire Building Society, Leeds Building Society, and Platform Home Loans Ltd all have very detailed requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is defective they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to withdraw.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Sheerness - A selection of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

    Make sure you investigate if the the lease contains any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example some leases prohibit pets being allowed in certain buildings in Sheerness. If you love the flatin Sheerness however your cat can’t live with you then you will be presented with a difficult compromise. How is the lease structured? The answer will be helpful as a) areas could cause problems for the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where repairs are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have a dispute with the running of the building you will wish to know about it

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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

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Sheerness?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Sheerness. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Have an honest and lawful service.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your matters dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Receive a speedy, independent and comprehensive service when if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Sheerness.

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

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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