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Logical reasons to let us help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred

  • 1 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor 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 will expect.
  • 2 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Chafford Hundred regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor usually results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Chafford Hundred has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 5 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Chafford Hundred have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Chafford Hundred and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chafford Hundred since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chafford Hundred

It may have been a long time coming a mortgage offer from NatWest for the refinancing of my 3 room apartment is due within the next few days. Can you put forward a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Chafford Hundred?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Chafford Hundred. Our aim is to provide excellent value conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing brokers enticing you with ninety nine pound conveyancing in Chafford Hundred. At best, in being led by low cost conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst it will result in you invoiced for extras and still not receive the service you were looking for.

I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my let out apartment in Chafford Hundred by 7/10/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in three weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to provide notice for your lease unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not already done so, notify to your lawyer and urge them to they seek the assistance the other side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look to achieve

We are purchasing a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred who is on the Nationwide approved panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

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

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Chafford Hundred is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Chafford Hundred are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chafford Hundred may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

What does commercial conveyancing in Chafford Hundred cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Chafford Hundred incorporates a wide range of advice, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 68 years left on my flat in Chafford Hundred. I need to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. On the whole a specialist should be helpful to try and locate and prepare an expert document to be used as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer in relation to devolving into the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Chafford Hundred.

I own a basement flat in Chafford Hundred. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount payable for the purchase of the freehold?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the LVT to assess the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chafford Hundred flat 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 affected 13 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chafford Hundred

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Chafford Hundred with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chafford Hundred regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Chafford Hundred specialising in commercial conveyancing in Chafford Hundred. This should include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • 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

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

    Commercial finance including remortgages Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Comprehensive advice on planning issues Extension of leases complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises Creating and negotiating new leases

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