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Top 5 reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Frant

  • 1 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Frant has a number to select from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what alternative sites inform you it just might be necessary to attend your solicitor to execute contracts. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without needing to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Frant is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have excellent personal links with Frant estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Frant since January 2025*

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Purchase

of flat Broadwater Down TN2 5NJ, acquired for £290,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

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Sale

of apartment High Street TN1 1XF, at purchase consideration of £485,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Beulah Road, TN1 2NS completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £755,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of detached residence residence, Meadow Road, TN4 8UN completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £371,250. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Frant

Can conveyancing in Frant to be completed in 3 weeks?

In the event that you are under pressure to complete it is highly recommended that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will benefit local relationships and know-how. It is possible that they would have handled previoushouses in the same neighbourhood. Therefore consider using a Frant conveyancing lawyer. In addition, double check that the conveyancing firm is on the lender panel. It is claimed that 18% of Frant conveyancing transactions are frustrated or derailed after discovering a buyer’s solicitor was not on their mortgage lender’s panel. This can often result in the transaction being held up by almost three weeks. It is understood that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home moves every year. Almost all Frant conveyancing firms can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check as early as possible.

At what point can the exchange of contracts take place for purchase conveyancing in Frant and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?

If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Frant you are invited in to sign contracts. That being said, the firms we recommend offer a national conveyancing service and give as equally detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to officially exchange at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Frant)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

When it comes to lenders such as Clydesdale, do Frant property lawyers incur a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

We previously appointed conveyancers based in Frant on the Leeds Building Society solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a supplemental amount for dealing with the Leeds Building Society mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Leeds Building Society?

Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your property lawyer may levy a fee for this. This fee is not dictated by Leeds Building Society but by your Frant conveyancer. Some firms on the Leeds Building Society panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but many practices include it on their overall fee.

At last I have had an offer on a maisonette in Frant agreed to, the vendors do however have a dependent purchase. The vendors have put an offer on a flat, but it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other flats booked. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Frant. What should be my next step? When do I get the mortgage application with Co-operative going?

It is understandable to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Frant conveyancing search costs, etc). The first thing to do is check that your solicitor is on the Co-operative approved list. Concerning the subsequent stages this very much dictated by the specifics of your transaction, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market many purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Co-operative and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their property lawyer to move forward with the conveyancing in Frant.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Frant 5 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

These day there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know exactly where to locate all the appropriate documentation so you can buy or dispose of your property without any difficulty. If copies are not available, your solicitor can put in place insurance or indemnities against future claims on your property.

Given that I am about to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a house in Frant I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor about mytransaction in advance of giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we recommend - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer who will be doing your property ownership legalities in Frant.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a file number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Frant should be the figure that you are charged.

What are your top tips when it comes to appointing a Frant conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

When appointing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Frant conveyancing firm) it is essential that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you make enquires with several firms including non Frant conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be useful:

    What are the legal fees for lease extension conveyancing?

Frant Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

    If a Frant lease has no more than 80 years it will affect the marketability of the flat. It is worth checking with your lender that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. A short lease means that you will most likely require a lease extension sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering how much this will be. For most Frantlease extensions you would be required to have been the owner of the residence for 24 months before you are entitled to extend the lease. Is there a share of the freehold? This question is important as a) areas could cause problems in the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate where repairs are not paid for b) if the tenants have a dispute with the managing agents you will wish to know about it

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Frant regulated by the SRA

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

  • Knights, Regency House, 25 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1UT
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜max Barford & Co.’, Max Barford & Co, 16 Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1QU
  • Thomson Snell & Passmore Llp, 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1NX
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜keene Marsland’, Keene Marsland, 6 Clanricarde Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PH
  • Berry & Berry Llp, 11 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1JA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Frant regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Frant practicing in commercial conveyancing in Frant. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Stephen Dewar Limited, 64 Cavendish Drive, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5DY
  • Wowlaw Solicitors, 3 Montacute Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8HG
  • Knights, Regency House, 25 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1UT
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜max Barford & Co.’, Max Barford & Co, 16 Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1QU
  • Thomson Snell & Passmore Llp, 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1NX

Sale in Frant 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 the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the solicitor acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to supplemental queries from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where applicable)

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

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