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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Southwick but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Top reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Southwick

  • 1 Southwick conveyancers work in partnership with Southwick estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 2 Personal touch together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Southwick property deals can be made significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Southwick is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Southwick selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Southwick since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Southwick

Please could you vouch for a Leeds Building Society sanctioned Southwick conveyancing conveyancer who can have us moved in within less than a month? Am I best advised to choose a high street Southwick firm or a national conveyancer?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Southwick conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Southwick. Visit a couple of firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Discuss your deadline together with the reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Select the one that genuine.

We are buying a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Southwick who is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for UBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Southwick.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Southwick as I have pressure to complete inside one month. A home loan is not required. Can I decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not obtaining a mortgage you are at liberty not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Southwick the following are instances of issues that can show up and therefore impact future mortgageability: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Southwick?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Southwick. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Southwick and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Southwick. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Southwick area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Southwick. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Should I instruct a Southwick conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can deal with the conveyancing but his firm is located a couple of hundredkilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Southwick conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to execute documents, present your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local knowledge which is a benefit. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have used your friend and they were happy that should surpass using an unknown Southwick conveyancing solicitor just because they are Southwick based.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Southwick regulated by the SRA

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

  • M S Page, 3 The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2PY
  • 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
  • Griffith Smith Conway, 154a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL
  • Laura Garcia Navarrete, Curtis House, 34 Third Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2PD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Southwick regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Southwick practicing in commercial conveyancing in Southwick. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • 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
  • Goodlaw Solicitors, 6 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3JA

Residential conveyancing in Southwick normally entails the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the premises
  • Ordering Southwick searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft contract and other papers received from the seller’s lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the seller’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Analysing replies prepared by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if relevant)
  • Drawing up 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 preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the home loan (if applicable) 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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