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Main reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock

  • 1 West Thurrock conveyancers have a significant edge when it comes to West Thurrock conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your sale or purchase
  • 2 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in West Thurrock regularly deal withlocal issues specific to West Thurrock and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 3 The firms shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 4 The accumulation of transactions means that West Thurrock solicitor have established valuable links with West Thurrock local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in West Thurrock.
  • 5 Using a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personalised service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in West Thurrock since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in West Thurrock

Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site handle right to buy conveyancing in West Thurrock?

We do have a number of conveyancing solicitors carrying out right to buy conveyancing You should call the solicitors listed in order to obtain a costs illustration.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock

There are two types of lawyers who can carry out conveyancing in West Thurrock namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. The two can provide the legal services that required to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. Both are required to execute West Thurrock conveyancing on similar quality and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be professionally carried out and that all requisite steps will be correctly taken.

Are all West Thurrock Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel?

A selection of banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to join their panels.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Barclays. West Thurrock conveyancing solicitors were appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Barclays?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Barclays done the survey? Have you informed Barclays as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Barclays conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

Will my solicitor be raising enquiries regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in West Thurrock.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers conducting conveyancing in West Thurrock. There are those who acquire a property in West Thurrock, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or sell the property. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that may be undertaken by the buyer or by their solicitors which can give them a better appreciation of the risks in West Thurrock. The standard completed inquiry forms given to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a usual question of the vendor to discover if the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the seller, then a buyer may bring a legal claim for losses resulting from an incorrect response. The buyer’s solicitors should also order an enviro search. This should reveal whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries will need to be conducted.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in West Thurrock. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in West Thurrock of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How does conveyancing in West Thurrock differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in West Thurrock approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because new home sellers in West Thurrock typically acquire 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 conveyancers 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 used to new build conveyancing in West Thurrock or who has acted in the same development.

How easy is it to change solicitor as I have to retain one who is on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock round the corner but she is not approved by Chelsea Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock on the Chelsea Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in West Thurrock. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in West Thurrock.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in West Thurrock

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in West Thurrock practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in West Thurrock regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in West Thurrock with expertise in commercial conveyancing in West Thurrock. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Attwood & Co, 20 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • M. Reynolds Partnership Solicitors, 24 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Cumming & Riley, 11a High Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NB
  • Hattens Solicitors, 90 Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5ER
  • Rex Cowells Solicitors Limited, Old Rectory Business Centre, Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8HN

Planning law solicitors in West Thurrock regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in West Thurrock practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Apex Law Llp, 3 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HH

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