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Reasons to use our Worthing conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The firms listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 Experience means that Worthing lawyer have established valuable links with Worthing local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Worthing.
  • 3 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Worthing selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Worthing conveyancers work in partnership with Worthing estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 5 The Worthing conveyancing firms that are identified are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Worthing

Examples of recent conveyancing in Worthing since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Worthing

I am not well enough to travel far from Worthing. Is there a reason why all Worthing lawyers are not on all bank panels?

Mortgage companies highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is considered to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud annually.The dismissal of law firms from lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for lending institutions to review their conveyancing panels, which kicked off a major policy change in the sector. This resulted in lenders purging less reputable firms off their books of approved property lawyers .

Our son is buying a house that has just been built in Worthing with a mortgage from Yorkshire BS. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

A friend advised me that if I am purchasing in Worthing I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Worthing conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Worthing around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Worthing Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Worthing.

Am I right to be suspicious by brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Worthing conveyancing practice?

As is the case with many service providers, often referrals from connections can be worth their weight in gold. But there are many players in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies might all recommend solicitors to use. On occasion these solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but occasionally there is an underlying financial incentive behind the endorsement. You have the right to select your preferred conveyancer. However, bear in mind that most lenders have an approved list of lawyers you have to use for the mortgage aspect of your conveyancing.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Worthing. I've land on a site which appears to be the perfect offering If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via email that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I have just started marketing my ground floor flat in Worthing. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just received a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you clear the maintenance contribution as usual because all ground rent and service payments should be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies 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. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Worthing Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge liability? This question is important as a) areas could cause problems for the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate if services are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the running of the building you will want to know about it The majority of Worthing leasehold flats will incur a service charge for the upkeep of the block set by the landlord. If you acquire the flat you will have to pay this liability, normally in instalments accross the year. This may vary from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. In all probability there will be a ground rent to be met yearly, this is usually not a exorbitant sum, say about £25-£75 but you need to enquire as on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Worthing regulated by the SRA

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

  • A R Brown & Co Solicitors, Rivoli Chambers, 77-79 Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HU
  • Green Wright Chalton Annis, 13-14 Liverpool Terrace, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1TQ
  • Peter Kingshill & Co, 7 Liverpool Terrace, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1TA
  • Bennett Griffin Llp, Shelley House, 23 Warwick Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3DG
  • Miller Parris, 3-9 Cricketers Parade, Broadwater Street West, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8JB

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Worthing

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Worthing with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Green Wright Chalton Annis, 13-14 Liverpool Terrace, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1TQ
  • Bennett Griffin Llp, Shelley House, 23 Warwick Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3DG
  • Miller Parris, 3-9 Cricketers Parade, Broadwater Street West, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8JB
  • Lings, 110 George V Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 5RR
  • South East Leasehold Ltd, D4 Yeoman Gate, Yeoman Way, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3QZ

Typically, Worthing conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Ordering Worthing conveyancing searches for the title
  • Considering the draft sale agreement and other documentation prepared the vendor’s solicitor
  • Raising enquiries with the vendor’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Analysing replies given by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • 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
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

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