Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Tunbridge Wells even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance where I intend to acquire a shop in Tunbridge Wells with a mortgage from Britannia?
The service is mainly utilised to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Tunbridge Wells but we have recorded at the end of this page some Tunbridge Wells commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Britannia
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Tunbridge Wells. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 1/3/2025, the requirements read as follows :
We are buying a house in Tunbridge Wells. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we will need to put our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
This question may be naive but I am new to the home buying as a 1st time purchaser of a ground floor flat in Tunbridge Wells. Do I receive the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Tunbridge Wells?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the vendor’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be invited to collect the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.
How can we tell if a Tunbridge Wells conveyancing solicitor on the Lloyds panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells obtaining recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always suggest that you speak with the solicitor handling your transaction.
What tools are available to identify a Tunbridge Wells law firm on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am willing to travel upto 25miles to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the search on this page. Please select a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Tunbridge Wells conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Tunbridge Wells conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to verify if they are on the Bank of Scotland member panel
My husband and I are a fortnight into a residential purchase having been directed to solicitors by the estate agent to handle our conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
They would need to be very poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? If so you need to make them aware of the new contact details and have the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer should be on the lenders panel to avoid escalating charges and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The find a solicitor tool will help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Tunbridge Wells
Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells from the point of view of speeding up the sale process?
- Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells can be avoided if you get in touch lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ representatives. You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but you should double-check by asking your solicitors. A buyer’s lawyer will be unlikely to recommend their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the lease term is below 80 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an early stage that you consider whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale. Some Tunbridge Wells leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this is the case, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their lawyers. If you are supposed to have a share in the Management Company, you should ensure that you hold the original share document. Organising a replacement share certificate can be a lengthy formality and frustrates many a Tunbridge Wells conveyancing transaction. Where a duplicate share certificate is necessary, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (if relevant) for this sooner rather than later.
I purchased a garden flat in Tunbridge Wells, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2005. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Tunbridge Wells with a long lease are worth £255,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2098
With just 73 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 plus legals.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.