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Main reasons to use our service to help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Grays

  • 1 Grays property lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 2 The Grays conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Grays
  • 3 The companies listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 4 Using a local Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with 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’.
  • 5 Chances are that the the lawyers for the other party are located in Grays - if so sets of conveyancers will be on good working terms

Examples of recent conveyancing in Grays since January 2025*

Acquisition

of flat Hathaway Road RM17 5LQ, purchased for £222,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of semi-detached premises, Southwell Close, RM16 6AY completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £307,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Purchase

of flat St Marks Avenue DA11 9LL, at a price of £155,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of terraced premises, Riversdale, DA11 8SR completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £325,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Grays

AssumingI were to purchase a freehold housein Grays mortgage fee and have no survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Grays?

The sole reduction in fees you would achieve is the Grays conveyancing searches. Your lawyer still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with your vendors lawyer, SDLT return, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a charge however it will not be a lot.

Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Grays even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I want to buy a shop in Grays with a mortgage from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?

The service is primarily used to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Grays but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a selection of Grays commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the firm directly to see if they can also act for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society

I am planning to move house in June. Should my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in Grays. Conveyancing solicitor was found prior to coming across this website.

On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from the selling agent however this can only take place when the previous owners conveyancers advise the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be passed over. After that you will need to tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal organisation but can help you choose a residential property solicitor in Grays or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Grays.

I am the single beneficiary of my late grandmother’s will and I have everything in my name alone, including the my former home in Grays. The Grays property was put into my name in March. I want to move. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership may be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in March. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The CML handbook instructs conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be impacted by that. How sensible a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this obligation is chiefly there to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

How can we know in advance if a Grays conveyancing solicitor on the Kent Reliance panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Grays getting recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advocate that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your transaction.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could impact a commercial site in Grays?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Grays will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Grays. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Grays.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Grays it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Grays commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Grays.

We are a fortnight into a residential purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the estate agent to perform conveyancing in Grays. I am am very frustrated with the level of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?

They would need to be very bad to suggest replacing them. Has the mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you must make them aware of the replacement lawyer and get the mortgage documents are re-sent. The conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental charges and delays. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The search tool should assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Grays

I am employed by a busy estate agency in Grays where we see a few flat sales jeopardised due to short leases. I have received inconsistent advice from local Grays conveyancing firms. Please can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

I inherited a a ground floor purpose built flat in Grays. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for a lease extension?

in cases where there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to calculate the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Grays 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 was in relation to 13 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Grays regulated by the SRA

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

  • Cumming & Riley, 11a High Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NB
  • M. Reynolds Partnership Solicitors, 24 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Attwood & Co, 20 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Hattens Solicitors, 90 Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5ER
  • Patrick Lawrence, 5 Railway Place, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1AP

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Grays

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Grays practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Cumming & Riley, 11a High Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NB
  • M. Reynolds Partnership Solicitors, 24 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Attwood & Co, 20 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Hattens Solicitors, 90 Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5ER
  • 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 Grays?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Grays. When using a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your conveyancing 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.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a speedy, objective and comprehensive service when if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Grays.

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

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