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Hailsham Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 63 days for registration of title in Hailsham
  • 2 August was the busiest month and September was the next busiest month while November was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Hailsham
  • 3 Average time from start to moving day was 102 days for conveyancing in Hailsham
  • 4 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Hailsham is 21% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 5 89% freehold and 11% leasehold conveyancing in Hailsham for this year to date

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hailsham since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hailsham

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Hailsham

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Hailsham and Solicitor partnerships in Hailsham to choose from It is important to make clear that the two are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in transferring property. They may both also deal with other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

I am planning to move house in April. Will my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you put forward a removal company in Hailsham. Conveyancing lawyer was found prior to coming across this site.

On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from the selling agent but this should only be done when the vendors solicitors inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be given over. After that you can tell the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal company but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Hailsham or a lawyer with expertise in conveyancing in Hailsham.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Nationwide. I assume I don't need a Hailsham conveyancing practitioner on the Nationwide panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Nationwide mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Nationwide mortgage from the register. Nationwide, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Nationwide has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Nationwide has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Nationwide mortgage has been paid off.

We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Hailsham and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A high street Hailsham conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a web based conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Hailsham. We have lived in Hailsham for 5 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to get clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

I am buying a new build house in Hailsham with a loan from TSB. The builders refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative told me not to tell my conveyancer about this side-deal as it will jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Hailsham is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Hailsham are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Hailsham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hailsham may determine 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.

I'm remortgaging my current home to a buy to let mortgage with Alliance & Leicester and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on another house. The area we are looking at is Hailsham. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this site to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. Assuming that they are your conveyancer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should talk with you lawyer and make clear your expectations and requirements.

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of flats in Hailsham both have in the region of 50 years left on the lease term. Will this present a problem?

There are no two ways about it. A leasehold flat in Hailsham is a deteriorating asset as a result of the shortening lease. The closer the lease gets to zero years unexpired, the more it adversely affects the value of the property. The majority of purchasers and lenders, leases with less than eighty years become less and less marketable. On a more positive note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the property for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of premises with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Hailsham conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. A more straightforward and quicker method of extending would be to contact your landlord directly and sound him out on the prospect of extending the lease. They may agree to a smaller lump sum and an increase in the ground rent, but to shorter extension terms in return. You need to ensure that any new terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.

Hailsham Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying

    It is important to be aware whether a new roof is being put on or some other significant cost is due in the foreseeable future that will be shared by the leaseholders and will materially increase the the service charges or result in a specific payment. How many years remain on the lease? The best form of lease structure is if the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the lessees benefit from being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is usually employed if the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hailsham regulated by the SRA

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

  • Lycett Conveyancing Solicitors, P O Box 102, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3FS
  • Barry & Co, Bay Terrace, Pevensey Bay, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 6EE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hailsham regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hailsham specialising in commercial conveyancing in Hailsham. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Lycett Conveyancing Solicitors, P O Box 102, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3FS
  • Barry & Co, Bay Terrace, Pevensey Bay, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 6EE

Hailsham commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 procedures, including serving section 25 and 26 notices High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. Property finance for investment and development loans for mortgage companies and borrowers Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals Comprehensive advice on planning issues

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

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