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Reasons to use our Swanscombe conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Swanscombe conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Swanscombe conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 The organisations identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 Excellent communication together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Swanscombe conveyancing can become a lot more complicated due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Swanscombe
  • 5 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Swanscombe have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Swanscombe and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Swanscombe since January 2025*

Sale

of flat Knockhall Road DA9 9HQ, at buying sum of £235,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion

Disposal

of semi property, Knockhall Road, DA9 9HF completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £320,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of flat Castle Hill Drive DA10 1EN, at buying consideration of £112,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Purchase

of flat Portland Place DA9 9FE, sold for £249,500. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Swanscombe

My friend's dad is a conveyancer. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Swanscombe?

It’s a good idea to look for multiple conveyancing estimates. Make use of our comparison tool on this site. The fees may be different but the service one can expect differ between law firms as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

We are buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Swanscombe who is on the Principality approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a 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 Principality . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Swanscombe.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Co-operative, do Swanscombe conveyancers face a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

Does a directory service exist listing Principality panel conveyancers in Swanscombe on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lenders make their panel listings open the public online. Where you are in need of a Swanscombe property lawyer on the Principality please make the most of our tool.

My wife and I are in the throws of viewing flats in Swanscombe and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a solicitor in place at this point? I am planning to take a home loan with Nationwide.

It would be advisable to instigate your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. As you are taking out a mortgage with Nationwide, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Swanscombe with a mortgage from Barclays . The developers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not inform my solicitor about the deal as it may impact my mortgage with the lender. 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.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Swanscombe is the location of the property. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Swanscombe are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Swanscombe you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Swanscombe may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

My father-in-law has suggested that I use his conveyancers in Swanscombe. Should I choose my own property lawyer?

No doubt the best way to select a conveyancing lawyer is to have feedback from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the conveyancer you're are thinking of instructing.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Swanscombe regulated by the SRA

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

  • Cumming & Riley, 11a High Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NB
  • M. Reynolds Partnership Solicitors, 24 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Attwood & Co, 20 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Hattens Solicitors, 90 Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5ER
  • Martin Tolhurst Partnership Llp, 7 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0PD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Swanscombe

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Swanscombe practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Rex Cowells Solicitors Limited, Old Rectory Business Centre, Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8HN
  • Cumming & Riley, 11a High Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NB
  • Attwood & Co, 20 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • M. Reynolds Partnership Solicitors, 24 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Hattens Solicitors, 90 Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5ER

Conveyancing in Swanscombe is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Swanscombe searches for the title
  • Considering the draft sale agreement and other papers collated by the vendor’s lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the vendor’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale contract
  • Going through replies provided by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the home loan (where 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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