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5 reasons to let us assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Higham Wood

  • 1 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Higham Wood - if so sets of conveyancers will be on good working terms
  • 2 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 The Higham Wood conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Higham Wood
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Higham Wood
  • 5 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Higham Wood has a number to select from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Higham Wood since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Higham Wood

Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Higham Wood even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to acquire an office in Higham Wood with a loan from Skipton Building Society?

Our search tool is mainly utilised to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Higham Wood but we have recorded at the end of this page some Higham Wood commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Skipton Building Society

How do I discover of the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Higham Wood is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Platform Home Loans Ltd thus spending £192.00 in another set of legal charges.

You should make the most of the search tool on this page. Pick the lender and type ‘Higham Wood’ or your location and you will see a number of lawyer based in Higham Wood or by proximity to you.

I am helping my aunt sell her property in Higham Wood. Will the solicitor order the energy performance certificate or it is for me to see to?

After the demise of HIPs, energy assessments remained a required element of selling a property. An energy assessment should be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. It is not a task that solicitors ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Higham Wood conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established local assessors

I am the only beneficiary of my late mum's estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Higham Wood. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in November. I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship will be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the house in November. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be affected by that. many mortgage companies would take a practical view as this obligation is principally there to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

I can not work out if my bank requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Higham Wood bank branch on various occasions and was told it does not impact the mortgage offer and they will lend. My Higham Wood conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told they will not lend based on their specific requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

Your conveyancing practitioner must follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook Part 2 conditions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

What does commercial conveyancing in Higham Wood cover?

Higham Wood conveyancing for business premises incorporates a broad range of advice, given by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Swansea but I am based in Higham Wood. My conveyancer (approximately 235 miles from meneeds me to sign a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Higham Wood to witness this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Higham Wood

Why do Higham Wood conveyancing fees are higher for leasehold and freehold properties?

Leasehold conveyancing in Higham Wood will often involve additional work including reviewing the lease, liaising with the freeholder, obtaining up to date rent receipts, landlord’s consents, management company’s accounts etc.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Higham Wood regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bailey & Cogger, 139 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1DG
  • Warners Law Llp, Bank House, Bank Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BL
  • Sean O'connor & Co, 54 The Drive, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2LR
  • Burtons Solicitors Limited, Tyled House, 23a High Street, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4PH
  • Cooperburnett Llp, Napier House, 14-16 Mount Ephraim Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1EE

Planning law solicitors in Higham Wood regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Higham Wood with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Warners Law Llp, Bank House, Bank Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BL
  • Cripps Llp, Wallside House, 12 Mount Ephraim Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1EG
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜keene Marsland’, Keene Marsland, 6 Clanricarde Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PH
  • Thomson Snell & Passmore Llp, 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1NX
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜max Barford & Co.’, Max Barford & Co, 16 Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1QU

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Higham Wood includes some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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