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Top reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Birchington

  • 1 Birchington lawyer are the key to a successful Birchington home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 2 The firms shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 3 There is a distinct possibility the other side’s conveyancers are located in Birchington - if so sets of conveyancers will be familiar
  • 4 Birchington solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 Experience means that Birchington conveyancer have developed valuable links with Birchington local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Birchington.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Birchington since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Birchington

Can the conveyancing lawyers identified through your search app carry out right to buy conveyancing in Birchington?

We do have plenty of conveyancing experts carrying out right to buy conveyancing Do contact us with a view to secure a costs illustration.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Lloyds. Birchington conveyancing solicitors were instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Lloyds?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Lloyds conducted the valuation? Have you informed Lloyds as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Birchington. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?

All banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Birchington. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their property lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £150. Shortly after, the lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could affect a commercial land in Birchington?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Birchington will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Birchington. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Birchington.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Birchington it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could cause delays to Birchington commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Birchington.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Birchington. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Birchington

    The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

I have been pointed in your direction by a few selling agents in Birchington to choose a solicitor using your seach tool. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to promote your services ahead of alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t give any referral fee for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I own a leasehold flat in Birchington. Conveyancing and Skipton Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Birchington who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Birchington conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I own a ground floor flat in Birchington, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Equivalent properties in Birchington with over 90 years remaining are worth £171,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2104

With 79 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Birchington regulated by the SRA

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

  • Boys & Maughan, India House, Hawley Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PZ
  • Thorn Drury & Searles, 76 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9RS
  • Robinson Allfree, 17-25 Cavendish Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9AL
  • Marsden Duncan, Success House, 49-51 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9AG
  • Daniel & Edwards, 44-46 Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9EG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Birchington regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Birchington specialising in commercial conveyancing in Birchington. This could include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Boys & Maughan, India House, Hawley Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PZ
  • Thorn Drury & Searles, 76 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9RS
  • Robinson Allfree, 17-25 Cavendish Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9AL
  • Marsden Duncan, Success House, 49-51 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9AG
  • Daniel & Edwards, 44-46 Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9EG

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

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to supplemental queries from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (where appropriate)

Neighboring Locations

Birchington
Broadstairs
Margate
Ramsgate
Sandwich
Deal

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

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