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Main reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in South Hornchurch

  • 1 This site is the first site that enables you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in South Hornchurch will be carried out by a solicitor on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 2 The accumulation of transactions means that South Hornchurch conveyancer have established valuable links with South Hornchurch local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your home move in South Hornchurch.
  • 3 Regardless alternative solicitors tell you it could be important to pop into your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with involved in a homemove without needing to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 4 Using a local Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in South Hornchurch are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to South Hornchurch and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in South Hornchurch since January 2025*

Transfer

of house property, Grove Park Road, RM13 7BX completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £430,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, ordering official copies of the title

Disposal

of house premises, Western Avenue, RM10 8UH completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £407,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Sale

of terraced property, Saunton Road, RM12 4HQ completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £483,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of terraced premises, Hyland Close, RM11 1DX completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £575,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in South Hornchurch

The sellers of the property we are purchasing have appointed a conveyancing practitioner in South Hornchurch who has insisted on a lock out contract with a down payment two thousand pounds. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?

This kind of contract isn't frequently used in South Hornchurch, conveyancers will often encourage clients away from them as they detract from the main conveyancing focus and if you end up losing your deposit then the lawyer is left exposed. Secondly, there is no assurance that just because the owner has executed an exclusivity contract they will sell to you. They may be in contravention of the agreement if they receive a large enough financial inducement to do so because an aggrieved claimant with the benefit of a exclusivitycontract will still be legally obliged to establish consequential losses from the breach and these may not equate the financial benefit that your vendor may gain by breaching the agreement, no matter how morally condemnable it undoubtedly is.

Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in South Hornchurch?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in South Hornchurch will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in South Hornchurch. The report sets out definitive information 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 South Hornchurch.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in South Hornchurch it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to South Hornchurch commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in South Hornchurch.

Me and my brother have a semi-detached Victorian property in South Hornchurch. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Leeds Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in South Hornchurch and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.

I'm buying a new build house in South Hornchurch with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not disclose to my solicitor about this extras as it will impact my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

What does commercial conveyancing in South Hornchurch cover?

South Hornchurch conveyancing for business premises covers a broad array of services, given by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

I am just shy of a 10% deposit on my flat purchase in South Hornchurch , but I am keen proceed. What can I do?

One option is to try and accept a smaller deposit. Many vendors will accept a lesser deposit or even no deposit for a first time buyer or 100% mortgage. Be aware though that if you fail to complete you will still need to hand over a minimum of 10% of the purchase price regardless of how much deposit was agreed.

You can also agree a simultaneous exchange and completion as no deposit is required for this however neither party will be tied in until completion actually takes place and it can be risky if sellers change their mind at the last second

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in South Hornchurch regulated by the SRA

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

  • Sanders Solicitors, 18-20 Broadway, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9YW
  • Moss & Coleman, 170-180 High Street, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6JP
  • Sackvilles, 135 High Street, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3YJ
  • Meadows & Moran, 153-159 South Street, Romford, Essex, RM1 1PL
  • Kenneth Elliott & Rowe, Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3PJ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in South Hornchurch regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in South Hornchurch with expertise in commercial conveyancing in South Hornchurch. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Sanders Solicitors, 18-20 Broadway, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9YW
  • Moss & Coleman, 170-180 High Street, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6JP
  • Sackvilles, 135 High Street, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3YJ
  • Meadows & Moran, 153-159 South Street, Romford, Essex, RM1 1PL
  • Kenneth Elliott & Rowe, Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3PJ

Planning law solicitors in South Hornchurch regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in South Hornchurch practicing in planning law. This could include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Kenneth Elliott & Rowe, Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3PJ
  • Kenneth Elliott And Rowe Llp, Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3PJ
  • Mccorry Connolly Solicitors, 8 Holgate Court, 4 -10 Western Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3JS
  • Apex Law Llp, 3 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HH
  • Abdullah Solicitors, 56 Mansfield Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 3BD

Neighboring Locations

Elm Park
South Hornchurch
Rainham

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

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