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Main reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in St Mary Cray

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in St Mary Cray
  • 2 The organisations listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers are located in St Mary Cray - if so both parties will be on good working terms
  • 4 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. St Mary Cray has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 5 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal connections with St Mary Cray selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Mary Cray since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Mary Cray

Do I have to pop into the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in St Mary Cray so that I can pop in to their offices if necessary.

Whereas this was necessary 15 years ago, almost all lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the mortgagors signature. You will still be obliged to supply identification documents and there are still manifest advantages to instructing a locally based solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in St Mary Cray.

I need some expedited conveyancing in St Mary Cray as I am faced with an ultimatum to exchange contracts in less than one month. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a cash purchaser you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no conveyancer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in St Mary Cray the following are instances of issues that can appear and therefore impact the marketability of the property: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

What does commercial conveyancing in St Mary Cray cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in St Mary Cray covers a broad range of guidance, given by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. For instance, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment 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 have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in St Mary Cray for my sale. Can I check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

You may read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such issues? Can you recommend a St Mary Cray conveyancing firm to help?

in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a St Mary Cray premises is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 50.57 years.

When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in St Mary Cray what are the most common lease defects?

Leasehold conveyancing in St Mary Cray is not unique. All leases are unique and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain provisions are wrong. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

    Maintenance charge proportions which don’t add up to the correct percentage

A defective lease can cause issues when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Barclays , Bank of Scotland, and Platform Home Loans Ltd all have very detailed conveyancing instructions 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.

Should one as executor remove a deceased person's name from the title register for a property in St Mary Cray?

Where a St Mary Cray property is co-owned and one of the owners dies, their name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as when it comes to a disposal your conveyancer would just be required to evidence as to the reason the joint owner is missing from the conveyance, ordinarily this takes the form of the probate documents.

With a view to making things more straight forward in the future you may apply to have the deceased party removed from the title by submitting an application to HMLR with evidence of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Mary Cray regulated by the SRA

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

  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Strube & Co, 70 St James Way, Sidcup, Kent, London, Kent, DA14 5HF

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Mary Cray regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Mary Cray with expertise in commercial conveyancing in St Mary Cray. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Strube & Co, 70 St James Way, Sidcup, Kent, London, Kent, DA14 5HF
  • Braund & Fedrick, 13 Market Parade, High Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6EP

Planning law solicitors in St Mary Cray regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Mary Cray practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in St Mary Cray
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Apex Law Llp, 3 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HH

Neighboring Locations

Chislehurst
Foots Cray
St Paul's Cray
Ruxley
St Mary Cray
Orpington
Goddington

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