Having been recommended your site we were about to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Edenbridge recommended using your comparison tool but have come across alternative quotes via the web seem less pricey – how come?
One can find many firms of websites advertising self styled cut-price conveyancing, but additionalcharges result in the final fee markedly uplifted. Solicitors are duty bound to ensure charges contained in terms of business should be transparent and reasonable invoiced The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Edenbridge set out all costs for the property you intend tobuy.
The owners have rather brash vendors who has suggested a preliminary agreement with a deposit 10k. Are such agreements sensible?
There are a couple of main drawbacks with signing a lock out agreement (sometimes termed a no-shop agreement) is that it diverts attention away from progressing with the conveyancing process, so in the absence of it needing little or no negotiation then it may transpire to be unhelpful. It is not particularly popular by Edenbridge conveyancing solicitors for this reason. A further negative is the extent of the remedies available - an aggrieved purchaser is extremely unlikely to win an injunctive ruling by a court to prohibit the owner disposing of the property to an alternative purchaser, so the only remedy open via the contract will be the recovery of wasted charges and, in rare scenarios, the additional payment of penalties.
About to place a bid on a leasehold flat in Edenbridge. The estate agents advise that it is normal for flats in Edenbridge to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am taking out a mortgage with Tesco Bank. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 72 years remaining.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 30/10/2025 the requirements read as follows :
My colleague recommended that if I am purchasing in Edenbridge I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Edenbridge conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Edenbridge around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Edenbridge Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Edenbridge.
The deeds to our property can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Edenbridge 10 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your lawyer will be aware exactly where to locate all the appropriate paperwork so you may purchase or sell your house without a hitch. Where duplicates are not available, your lawyer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on your premises.
We're novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the agent advised that the vendor will only move forward if we use the agent's chosen solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Edenbridge
It is highly unlikely the owners are driving this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is counter productive. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to appoint your own,trusted Edenbridge conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthe ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a kickback or hit his conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.