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Top 5 reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Folkestone

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located many miles away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Folkestone
  • 2 Folkestone solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Folkestone conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your home move
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers inform you it could be important to attend your lawyer to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add the postman into the pot.
  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Folkestone is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 5 Using a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Folkestone since February 2026*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Folkestone

Having been told to check out your web site we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Folkestone recommended by you but stumbled across some other estimates on the internet appear cheaper – why is this?

You can find hundreds of conveyancers offering what appear to be very low prices. We would urge you to give due consideration as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks concerning the quality of the legal work. Some embed extras deep into the terms of business. The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Folkestone will notbehave this way.

Are the BSA planning on creating a online directory to list solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel for instance in Folkestone?

We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.

My friend suggested that if I am purchasing in Folkestone I should ask my conveyancer to perform 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 Folkestone conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Folkestone around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Folkestone Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Folkestone Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Folkestone.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Folkestone. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Folkestone of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Folkestone before retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to grant a loan on such a house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Folkestone. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I'm remortgaging my primary house to a BTL loan with The Mortgage Works and I will use the rest of the raised equity towards further house. The area we are looking at is Folkestone. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the two deals?

Make use of our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the lawyers are approved by both mortgage companies. Assuming that they are the lawyer should be able to connect the two deals but you should talk with you lawyer and make clear your expectations and needs.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Folkestone

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Folkestone practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Frederic Hall Solicitors, York House, 32 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2UR
  • Worthingtons, 28 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2AU
  • Bowers & Jessup Solicitors, Westholme Chambers, 134a Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2BW
  • Tna Solicitors, Suite C 1st Floor Folkestone, 69 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2AF
  • Henwood Twenty Two Limited, 147 High Street, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5JN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Folkestone regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Folkestone practicing in commercial conveyancing in Folkestone. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Frederic Hall Solicitors, York House, 32 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2UR
  • Worthingtons, 28 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2AU
  • Rootes & Alliott, 27 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2AR
  • Bowers & Jessup Solicitors, Westholme Chambers, 134a Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2BW
  • Henwood Twenty Two Limited, 147 High Street, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5JN

Residential in Folkestone is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Folkestone property searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers prepared the owner’s property lawyer
  • Submitting queries with the owner’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Going through replies prepared by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

Neighboring Locations

Hythe
Sandgate
Folkestone
Dover
Maxton

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

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