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Conveyancing in Brighton : Keep it Local

Brighton Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 127 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Brighton
  • 2 61% freehold and 39% leasehold conveyancing in Brighton for this year to date
  • 3 Average time from start to moving day was 82 days for conveyancing in Brighton
  • 4 Average time frame of 64 days for registration of title in Brighton
  • 5 The most common indemnity insurance policies for Brighton conveyancing is Restrictive Covenant

Examples of recent conveyancing in Brighton since April 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Brighton

My grandson is buying a new build apartment in Brighton with a mortgage from Yorkshire BS. His lawyer has advised him of a delay in receiving 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 involved in the transaction. 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 requested. 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.

We are purchasing a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Brighton who is on the Virgin Money solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Virgin Money . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Brighton.

I am assisting my step-mother sell her house in Brighton. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission the energy assessment or it is for the seller to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s was maintained a required component of selling a property. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand in advance of the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Brighton conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established Brighton assessors

I am due to move property in October. Will my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you recommend a removal company in Brighton. Conveyancing firm was organised before I stumbled across your site.

On the day of completion you will need to collect the keys from the property agent but this can only be done once the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be released. Subsequently you will need to inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal organisation but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in Brighton or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Brighton.

I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Brighton. My financial adviser suggested a conveyancer. I paid an advanced payment of £200. Soon after, the solicitor contacted me to say that they were not on the Lloyds 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 Lloyds 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.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that may affect a commercial site in Brighton?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Brighton will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Brighton. The search result sets out definitive information 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 Brighton.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Brighton it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Brighton commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Brighton.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Brighton prior to instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not issue a mortgage on this type of house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Halifax. If you call us we can check with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Brighton. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Brighton especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Brighton.

Are there any apps to help locate a Brighton solicitor on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 10miles to meet the conveyancer.

Feel free to make use of the search on this website. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Brighton conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Brighton conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to see whether they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel

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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 Professional Limited, Pavilion View, 19 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UF
  • Odt Consultancy Limited, Pavilion View, 19 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UF
  • Bosley & Co, 5 Marlborough Place, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UB

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Brighton

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Brighton with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Edward Harte Llp, 6 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RA
  • Fitzhugh Gates, 3 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RY
  • Gerard Maye Legal Limited, 176 Edward Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0JB
  • Odt Professional Limited, Pavilion View, 19 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UF
  • Odt Consultancy Limited, Pavilion View, 19 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UF

Planning law solicitors in Brighton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Brighton with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • 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

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

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