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5 reasons to let us assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Shoreham By Sea

  • 1 This site is the only site that enables you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea will be conducted by a property lawyer on your bank member panel.
  • 2 Excellent communication together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Shoreham By Sea home moves can become significantly more protracted due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Shoreham By Sea is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Shoreham By Sea
  • 5 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Shoreham By Sea has a number to choose from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea

Do the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool execute attended exchange conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out personalised exchanges. Please contact us to receive a fee calculation and details as to dates.

When it comes to lenders such as Nationwide, do Shoreham By Sea conveyancers face a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their panel, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

My partner and I have arranged the release of further funds on our mortgage from Kent Reliance as we intend to carry out alterations to our house in Shoreham By Sea. Are we obliged to select a bricks and mortar Shoreham By Sea solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Kent Reliance don't usually instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

After what seems like an age I have had an offer on a maisonette in Shoreham By Sea agreed to, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on a flat, but it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other properties booked. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Shoreham By Sea. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Nationwide going?

It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Shoreham By Sea conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. As to the next phase this very much dictated by the circumstances of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market some home buyers will apply for a home loan with Nationwide and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their conveyancing practitioner to proceed with searches.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Shoreham By Sea in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders tend not give a loan on this type of property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Shoreham By Sea. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Shoreham By Sea to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Shoreham By Sea and how can you help?

The particular law that you refer to affords protection to business lessees, giving them the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Shoreham By Sea is one of our numerous locations in which the firms we work with are based

Is it best to go with a Shoreham By Sea conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? An old friend can execute the legal work but his firm is located 300miles drive away.

The benefit of a local Shoreham By Sea conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute paperwork, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Shoreham By Sea know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and in the main were happy that should outweigh using an unknown Shoreham By Sea conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Shoreham By Sea based.

Me and my fiance are soon to exchange on the purchase a house in Shoreham By Sea but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have negotiated recompense from the vendor of four thousand pounds taking the form of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process but my lender will not agree to this. Should they have been notified?

Any lawyer listed on the mortgage company approved list is obliged to advise the bank of any changes to the purchase figure. If you prohibit your conveyancer to notify the reduction to your bank then they would have to disinstructing themselves from acting for you and the mortgage company.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Shoreham By Sea regulated by the SRA

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

  • Robert Simon & Co, St Mary's House, St Mary's Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5ZA
  • M S Page, 3 The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2PY
  • Norton Wagstaffe (west Sussex) Limited, 117 Brighton Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8HT
  • Engleharts, Vallance Hall, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DE
  • Griffith Smith Conway, 154a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Shoreham By Sea regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shoreham By Sea specialising in commercial conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Robert Simon & Co, St Mary's House, St Mary's Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5ZA
  • Engleharts, Vallance Hall, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DE
  • Acumen Business Law Limited, Regent House, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DW
  • Griffith Smith Conway, 154a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL
  • Dennis J Webb, 41 Longlands, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 9NW

Home selling conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea ordinarily consists of the following:

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated papers
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the seller, the estate agent and repaying the home loan (if appropriate)

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

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