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Brighton Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 2 Average time from start to moving day was 83 days for conveyancing in Brighton
  • 3 August was the busiest month and September was the next busiest month while March was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Brighton
  • 4 Average time frame of 62 days for registration of title in Brighton
  • 5 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing cases in Brighton with service charge retention of 6%

Examples of recent conveyancing in Brighton since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Brighton

It is is a decade since I acquired my home in Brighton. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been retained on the sale but I can't track down the title documents. Will this cause complications?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they may be archived with the lawyers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Brighton involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

Is there a list of Leeds Building Society panel solicitors in Brighton on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

No. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lenders make their panel listings visible online. If you are seeking to appoint a Brighton solicitor on the Leeds Building Society please make the most of our tool.

I can not work out if my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have telephoned my Brighton bank branch on various occasions and was reassured it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Brighton conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called and was told they will not lend based on their published requirements. Who do I believe?

Provided that the conveyancer is on the lender approved list, she or he must comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook provisions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Brighton. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their solicitor. I paid an advanced payment of £225. A couple of days later, the property lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Yorkshire BS 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 Yorkshire BS 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.

What does a local search tell me regarding the property my wife and I purchasing in Brighton?

Brighton conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as PSG The local search plays an important part in many a Brighton conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable 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 topic areas.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Brighton. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Brighton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a property in Monmouth but I am based in Brighton. My solicitor (based 250 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Brighton to attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Brighton

What advice can you give us when it comes to appointing a Brighton conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

When appointing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Brighton conveyancing practice) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you speak with several firms including non Brighton conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions could be of use:

    What volume of lease extensions has the firm completed in Brighton in the last 12 months?

I am the registered owner of a split level flat in Brighton, conveyancing formalities finalised 3 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable properties in Brighton with an extended lease are worth £195,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2087

With only 63 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £16,200 and £18,600 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Brighton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Edward Harte Llp, 6 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RA
  • Fitzhugh Gates, 3 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RY
  • Odt Consultancy Limited, Pavilion View, 19 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UF
  • Odt Professional Limited, Pavilion View, 19 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UF
  • Thompson Allen Llp, 6 Marlborough Place, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UB

Planning law solicitors in Brighton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Brighton practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Mayo Wynne Baxter Llp, Century House, 15-19 Dyke Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3FE
  • M S Page, 3 The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2PY

Domestic conveyancing in Brighton usually comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related documents
  • Submitting draft papers to the conveyancer retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering supplemental questions from the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions raised by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and redeeming the mortgage (if applicable)

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

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