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Reasons to use our Strood conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The companies shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers have offices in Strood - if so sets of solicitors are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 Strood conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 4 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Strood are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to Strood and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Strood

Examples of recent conveyancing in Strood since November 2025*

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Purchase

of apartment Elaine Avenue ME2 2YR, at a price of £174,500. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of semi premises, Hawthorn Road, ME2 2HW completing on 15/12/2025 at a price of £286,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Transfer

of detached residence property, North Bank Close, ME2 2NL completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £280,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of semi-detached property, Watling Street, ME2 3JH completing on 01/12/2025 at a price of £305,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Strood

My Conveyancer in Strood has never been on on the Accord Mortgages Ltd Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Accord Mortgages Ltd approved list?

The limited options available to you here include:

  1. Complete the purchase with your preferred Strood solicitors but Accord Mortgages Ltd will need to instruct a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall conveyancing charges and cause frustration.
  2. Get a new solicitor to to deal with the conveyancing, remembering to check they are Convince your solicitor to do everything within their powers to join the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel

Is it necessary to take out insurance to cover chancel repairs when buying a property in Strood?

Unless a prior purchase of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you may expect lawyers handling conveyancing in Strood to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Strood took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 premises 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.

How does conveyancing in Strood differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Strood contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Strood usually purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Strood or who has acted in the same development.

Given that I will soon part with over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in Strood I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor concerning thehome move before appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer due to be conducting your property ownership legalities in Strood.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a file reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Strood should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

I have just appointed agents to market my garden apartment in Strood. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have just received a yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

The sensible thing to do is discharge the service charge as you normally would as all rents and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Strood - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

    Best to be warned whether a new roof is being installed or some other major work is anticipated to be shared amongst the leasehold owners and will dramatically increase the the maintenance fees or necessitate a one time invoice. The majority of Strood leasehold properties will incur a service bill for maintenance of the block invoiced on behalf of the freeholder. Where you acquire the property you will have to pay this charge, usually quarterly throughout the year. This may differ from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. There will also be a rentcharge to be met annual, this is usually not a exorbitant figure, say about £50-£100 but you should to enquire as on occasion it could be prohibitively expensive.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Strood regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Strood with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Strood. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Bassets, 156 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1ET
  • Dakers Marriott Dugdale Limited, Unit 3 Exeter House, Beaufort Court, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4FE
  • Winch & Winch, 5 New Road Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6AR
  • Kingsley Smith Solicitors Llp, 81 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE
  • The Kingsley Smith Trustee Company, 81 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Strood regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Strood but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Homden Property Lawyers, 26 Sharfleet Drive, ME2 2UA
  • Raymond Beer & Co Ltd, 16 Manor Road, ME4 6AG

Planning law solicitors in Strood regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Strood specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • The Kingsley Smith Trustee Company, 81 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE
  • Kingsley Smith Solicitors Llp, 81 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE

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

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