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Cheap conveyancing in Chafford Hundred does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Top reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred

  • 1 The Chafford Hundred conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Chafford Hundred
  • 2 Chafford Hundred property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Chafford Hundred conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your home move
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other sites may claim it just might be necessary to pop into your solicitor to sign legal papers. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without having to include the postman into the pot.
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Chafford Hundred is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Chafford Hundred selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chafford Hundred since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chafford Hundred

I was notified today by my mortgage adviser that my Chafford Hundred lawyer is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be certain that this is indeed the case?

You need to call your Chafford Hundred conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your lender.

Our Chafford Hundred conveyancer has uncovered a discrepancy between the assumptions in the valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer says that he is obliged to check that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s course or action appropriate?

Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.

I am looking to buy a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred who is on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing. 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 listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barnsley Building Society in certain locations such as Chafford Hundred. We dont recommend any particular firm.

My step-father has encouraged me to use his lawyers for conveyancing in Chafford Hundred. Do I follow his advice?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Chafford Hundred conveyancing lawyer the best way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to have feedback from friends or family who have used the firm that you are considering.

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on our sale of a £275,000 flat in Chafford Hundred next Wednesday. The freeholder has quoted £420 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Chafford Hundred?

Chafford Hundred conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes typically involves administration charges invoiced by management companies :

    Answering pre-contract questions Where consent is required before sale in Chafford Hundred Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Chafford Hundred leasehold property is £350. For Chafford Hundred 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 obliged to supply answers.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Chafford Hundred conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Chafford Hundred conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Chafford Hundred premises is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case was in relation to 13 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.

We are expecting to exchange buying a house in Chafford Hundred but as a consequence of wreckage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the current proprietors of £3k by way of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process yet the mortgage company will not permit this. Should they have been involved?

The solicitor that is on the lender conveyancing panel is duty bound to disclose to the bank of any changes to the purchase figure. In the event that you did not allow your solicitor to report the reduction to your bank then they would need to discontinue acting for you and the lender.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chafford Hundred

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Chafford Hundred specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Attwood & Co, 20 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • M. Reynolds Partnership Solicitors, 24 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Hattens Solicitors, 90 Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5ER
  • Cumming & Riley, 11a High Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NB
  • Rex Cowells Solicitors Limited, Old Rectory Business Centre, Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8HN

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Chafford Hundred?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding purchasing and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Chafford Hundred. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you should:
  • Have an honest and lawful service.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be supplied with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Be supplied with a swift, objective and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Chafford Hundred about your conveyancing in Chafford Hundred.

Chafford Hundred commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on a number of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Comprehensive advice on planning issues Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Offices, shops, public houses, off licenses, factories, nursing homes and warehouses Formation of commercial management companies Subletting, licences and sharing occupation

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

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