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Top reasons to use our service to assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Southend On Sea

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Southend On Sea
  • 2 The Southend On Sea conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Southend On Sea
  • 3 We are the UKs most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Southend On Sea regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.
  • 4 This site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Southend On Sea will be conducted by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 5 Southend On Sea conveyancers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Southend On Sea conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in Southend On Sea since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Southend On Sea

Having been referred to your service we were about to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Southend On Sea listed by you but have come across some other estimates via the web appear cheaper – why is this?

There are plenty of websites advertising supposedly £99 conveyancing, unfortunately it’s common in such cases for supplementalfees result in the closing bill being inflated. Solicitors are duty bound to ensure charges listed in terms of business should be equitable invoiced The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Southend On Sea set out all costs for a domestic conveyancing transaction.

It has been five months since my purchase conveyancing in Southend On Sea completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

About to purchase a new build flat in Southend On Sea. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Southend On Sea

    Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Southend On Sea I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Southend On Sea for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities 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 solicitor regarding this.

Is it simple use your search tool to get a quote from a conveyancing solicitor in Southend On Sea on the authorised to act for my mortgage?

Step one is to select a lender such as National Westminster Bank, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then type in your location e.g. Southend On Sea. Conveyancing firms in Southend On Sea and further afield will then be listed.

How do I find a Southend On Sea conveyancing solicitor on the mortgage company conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 25miles to attend the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel tool on this website. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Southend On Sea and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Southend On Sea. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the mortgage company solicitor panel.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Southend On Sea regulated by the SRA

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

  • Drysdales Solicitors Llp, Cumberland House, 24-28 Baxter Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6HZ
  • Law Hurst & Taylor, 153 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7EL
  • Beecham Fisher Ridley, 26 Clifftown Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1AH
  • Btmk Solicitors Limited, 19 Clifftown Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1AB
  • Jefferies Essex Llp, 3rd Floor, Dencora Court, Tylers Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2BB

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Southend On Sea regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Southend On Sea but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Garnett Wilson Conveyancing Services Llp, Cumberland House, SS2 6HZ
  • Whitehouse Property Lawyers, Clarence Chambers, SS1 1BD

Planning law solicitors in Southend On Sea regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Southend On Sea specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Southend On Sea
  • Paul Robinson Solicitors Llp, The Old Bank, 470-474 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9LD

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

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