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Reasons to use our Canterbury conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Canterbury solicitors will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Canterbury is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 Canterbury conveyancers work in conjunction with Canterbury estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress all the way along
  • 4 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Canterbury will be carried out by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative on-line conveyancers tell you it may be important to pop into your solicitor to execute legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Canterbury since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Canterbury

My fiance and I intend to remortgage our apartment in Canterbury with Clydesdale. We have a son 19 who lives with us. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have two concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 3 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your Clydesdale conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Clydesdale. This is solely used to protect Clydesdale if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Clydesdale had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

Having invested time reviewing moneysavingexpert.com for a cheap lawyer in Canterbury, most say that I should instruct a CQS assured solicitor. What is CQS?

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * adherence to best practice conveyancing procedures via the scheme protocol the standard includes numerous firms who handle conveyancing in Canterbury.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Canterbury. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?

Now that you have exchanged you will need to choose a conveyancing practitioner soon as you are faced with a fast approaching deadline in which to complete the deal. All auction property will have an associated legal set of papers. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold property the auction papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork relating to leasehold premises. You should hand this to the conveyancer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete on the on the contractual date .

We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Skipton as we wish to carry out renovations to our home in Canterbury. Are we obliged to choose a bricks and mortar Canterbury solicitor on the Skipton conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Skipton would not normally instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Skipton conveyancing panel.

I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Canterbury on 20/12/2024, valuation was booked 2 days later, all came back fine. Property lawyer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Skipton and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Are Skipton entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Skipton to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Hoping to buy a property located in Canterbury and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Canterbury. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Canterbury area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Canterbury. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

My uncle has suggested that I appoint his conveyancing solicitors in Canterbury. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Canterbury conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor that you are are thinking of instructing.

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a two apartments in Canterbury which have approximately forty five years unexpired on the lease term. Do I need to be concerned?

There are no two ways about it. A leasehold flat in Canterbury is a wasting asset as a result of the shortening lease. The closer the lease gets to zero years unexpired, the more it reduces the marketability of the property. For most purchasers and mortgage companies, leases with less than 75 years become less and less marketable. On a more positive note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the property for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of a property with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Canterbury conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. A more straightforward and quicker method of extending would be to contact your landlord directly and sound him out on the prospect of extending the lease. You may find he or she is happy to negotiate informally and willing to consider your offer straight off, without having to involve anyone else. This will save you time and money and it could help you reach a lower price on the lease. You need to ensure that the agreed terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.

Canterbury Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying

    The best form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the lessees enjoy control and although a managing agent is frequently retained if it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders. Best to be warned whether a new roof is being installed or some other major work is pending to be shared amongst the tenants and will dramatically increase the the service costs or require a one off invoice. Who manages the block?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Canterbury regulated by the SRA

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

  • Furley Page Llp, 39 St. Margarets Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TX
  • Beadle Pitt & Gottschalk, 1 St. Margarets Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TT
  • Gardner Croft Llp, 2 Castle Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2QH
  • Direction Home (law) Llp, 31 Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2UD
  • Girlings Solicitors Llp, 16 Rose Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2UR

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Canterbury regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Canterbury with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Canterbury. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Furley Page Llp, 39 St. Margarets Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TX
  • Beadle Pitt & Gottschalk, 1 St. Margarets Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TT
  • Gardner Croft Llp, 2 Castle Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2QH
  • Direction Home (law) Llp, 31 Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2UD
  • Girlings Solicitors Llp, 16 Rose Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2UR

Typically, Canterbury conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to additional questions from the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions raised by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where relevant)

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