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Bexleyheath Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £11,763
  • 2 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Bexleyheath is 12% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 3 Percentage of cases in Bexleyheath that are buy to let is 2%
  • 4 Average time from start to completion was 66 days for conveyancing in Bexleyheath
  • 5 Average time frame of 130 days for registration of title in Bexleyheath

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bexleyheath since December 2024*

Transfer

of house residence, Upland Road, DA7 4NR completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £345,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion

Sale

of detached residence premises, Portman Close, DA7 4HG completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £500,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of terraced property, Basilon Road, DA7 4RG completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £557,400. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of flat Talehangers Close DA6 8AE, at sale consideration of £245,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bexleyheath

I require conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (6 years built) in Bexleyheath. 95% of the appartments are already sold. Do I need carry out the local searches for my conveyancing in Bexleyheath?

Conveyancing Searches are a central link in the Bexleyheath conveyancing process. There are hundreds companies who offer Bexleyheath conveyancing searches, as well straight from the local authority. These are generally termed personal search organisation due to them carrying out, personal searches. However, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must obtain their data from the local authoritative source.

When will exchange of contracts happen for domestic conveyancing in Bexleyheath and am I required to attend the solicitors office?

If you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Bexleyheath you are welcome to come in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the firms we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the conveyancer to officially exchange at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Bexleyheath)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Bexleyheath. Conveyancing is required. What is next?

Having legally bound yourself to purchase you will need to choose a conveyancing practitioner soon as you will have a pending a fixed date to complete the conveyancing. An auction property should have an associated auction set of papers. This will include most,if not all of the paperwork that your lawyer will need. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal pack should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork relating to a leasehold property. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in place to complete on the date specified in the contract.

My wife and I purchasing a victorian detached house in Bexleyheath. The intention is to convert the garage to a playroom at the property.Will legal investigations on the property include investigations to determine if these alterations are allowed?

Your property lawyer will review the registered title as conveyancing in Bexleyheath can on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of works or necessitated the consent of another owner. Some works call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be wise to check these issues with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

I am the sole recipient of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Bexleyheath. The Bexleyheath property was put into my name in February. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in February. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook obliges solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be impacted by that. many banks would take a sensible view as this clause is chiefly there to identify subsales or the flipping of property.

What will a local search tell me concerning the property I am buying in Bexleyheath?

Bexleyheath conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example Onsearch The local search plays an important part in most Bexleyheath conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search will supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject sections.

I am looking for a flat up to £305k and identified one close by in Bexleyheath I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 years on the lease. There is not much else in Bexleyheath for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.

Back In 2001, I bought a leasehold house in Bexleyheath. Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing practitioner in Bexleyheath who previously acted has long since retired. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Bexleyheath conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I inherited a second floor flat in Bexleyheath. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for the purchase of the freehold?

in cases where there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the premium.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Bexleyheath residence is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case was in relation to 13 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 76 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bexleyheath regulated by the SRA

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

  • Chancellors Lea Brewer Llp, 246 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8BB
  • Aletta Shaw Ltd, 289 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8DG
  • Thos Boyd Whyte, 287-289 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AJ
  • Thomas Boyd Whyte, 302 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AB
  • Michael A Clark Limited, C/o T G Baynes, Broadway House, 208 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7BG

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Bexleyheath regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Bexleyheath but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB

Planning law solicitors in Bexleyheath regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bexleyheath specialising in planning law. This could include advice on compulsory purchases in Bexleyheath
  • Apex Law Llp, 3 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HH
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ

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

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