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Main reasons to use our service to help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Borough Green

  • 1 Conveyancer conveyancing lawyers have very good personal connections with Borough Green estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Borough Green regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 Borough Green property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Borough Green conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your conveyancing
  • 4 Experience means that Borough Green solicitor have developed valuable links with Borough Green 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 Borough Green.
  • 5 The firms listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Borough Green since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Borough Green

Willinstructing a Borough Green conveyancing practitioner make my purchase more efficient?

Established third party connections is an important consideration when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Borough Green conveyancers benefit from connections with mortgage brokers and agents, local authorities, valuers and other law firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Possessing vast intelligence of the local area is an advantage.

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (6 years built) in Borough Green. 95% of the properties are already disposed of. Is it strictly necessary to order neighbourhood searches as part of conveyancing in Borough Green?

A big part of the Borough Green conveyancing process is the conveyancing searches. There are hundreds companies who offer Borough Green conveyancing searches, as well straight from the local authority. These are usually referred to as personal search companies due to them carrying out, personal searches. Nevertheless, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must secure their information from the local authority.

Have purchased a a semi-detached house in Borough Green , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record my ownership? My Borough Green conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be sure the registration is addressed.

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Borough Green registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any interested persons or bodies. Currently in the region of 80% of submission are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Historically registration occurs once the new owner has moved in to the property therefore an expedited registration is not usually top priority but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

About to purchase a new build flat in Borough Green. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Borough Green

    Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Borough Green ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some banks may not issue a loan on such a premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Borough Green. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Borough Green to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

All being well we will complete the sale of our £125,000 apartment in Borough Green on Tuesday in a week. The managing agents has quoted £324 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a leasehold conveyance in Borough Green?

For most leasehold sales in Borough Green conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Borough Green Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Borough Green leasehold premises is £350. For Borough Green conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide answers.

Borough Green Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

    Plenty Borough Green leasehold flats will incur a service bill for the upkeep of the building invoiced by the freeholder. Where you buy the flat you will have to pay this liability, normally in instalments throughout the year. This may be anything from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large communal areas. In all probability there will be a rentcharge for you to pay annual, this is usually not a large amount, say approximately £50-£100 but you should to enquire it because sometimes it could be many hundreds of pounds. How much is the annual maintenance fee and ground rent?

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Borough Green

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Borough Green practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Dmb Law, The Old Bat and Ball, St. Johns Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3PF
  • Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • D F Brazel Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • F.g.b. Williams Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Borough Green regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Borough Green specialising in commercial conveyancing in Borough Green. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Dmb Law, The Old Bat and Ball, St. Johns Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3PF
  • J W R Pearson Limited, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • M S Thomson Limited, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • D F Brazel Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Borough Green regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Borough Green but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • K L Property Lawyers Limited, Town House, ME19 6LU

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