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  • 1 Regardless alternative companies tell you it could be important to attend your conveyancer to execute legal papers. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 2 Highcliffe solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Highcliffe is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Highcliffe property deals can be made significantly more complicated because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 5 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Highcliffe will be carried out by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Highcliffe since January 2025*

Disposal

of house premises, Buce Hayes Close, BH23 5HJ completing on 29/01/2025 at a price of £468,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Transfer

of terraced residence, Rodney Drive, BH23 3ER completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £290,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Transfer

of house premises, Addiscombe Road, BH23 2AE completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £415,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Conveyance

of apartment Tuckton Road BH6 3HR, purchased for £320,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Highcliffe

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Highcliffe costs more?

Highcliffe leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving applicable notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

My fiancee and I are in the throws of looking at houses in Highcliffe and I am about to put in an offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a mortgage with TSB.

You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with TSB, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I have paid off my mortgage with Aldermore. I assume I don't need a Highcliffe property lawyer on the Aldermore panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Aldermore 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 Aldermore mortgage from the register. Aldermore, 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 Aldermore has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Aldermore has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Aldermore mortgage has been paid off.

After what seems like an age I have had an offer on a flat in Highcliffe accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have put an offer on a flat, but it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other apartments booked. I have instructed a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Highcliffe. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Co-operative started?

It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Highcliffe conveyancing search fees, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your solicitor is on the Co-operative approved list. Concerning the next phase this very much depends on the uniqueness of your transaction, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market many buyers would apply for a home loan with Co-operative and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their solicitor to press on with the conveyancing in Highcliffe.

A colleague advised me that where I am purchasing in Highcliffe I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Highcliffe conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Highcliffe around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Highcliffe Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Highcliffe Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Highcliffe.

How does conveyancing in Highcliffe differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Highcliffe contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because developers in Highcliffe tend to buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Highcliffe or who has acted in the same development.

How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business property in Highcliffe and how can your lawyers assist?

The particular law that you refer to affords a safeguard to commercial lessees, granting the a statutory right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act to your advantage and assist with commercial conveyancing in Highcliffe

I see that you have a search directory listing firms on the bank conveyancing panel. Do Highcliffe conveyancing companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for my house purchase?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the lender conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Highcliffe.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Highcliffe regulated by the SRA

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

  • Morris Scott & Co, 280 Lymington Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 5ET
  • Anthony Harris & Co, 17 Elm Avenue, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6HE
  • Heppenstalls Solicitors Limited, 82 Station Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6LG
  • Spurlings Solicitors & Notary Public, 2a Church Street, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1BW
  • Frettens Llp, The Saxon Centre, 11 Bargates, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1PZ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Highcliffe

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Highcliffe practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Morris Scott & Co, 280 Lymington Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 5ET
  • Anthony Harris & Co, 17 Elm Avenue, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6HE
  • Heppenstalls Solicitors Limited, 82 Station Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6LG
  • Frettens Llp, The Saxon Centre, 11 Bargates, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1PZ
  • Hugh Whitlock Solicitors, 44 High Street, Milford On Sea, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0QD

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Highcliffe?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Highcliffe. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you should:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful service.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Receive a high quality of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard 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 timeous, objective and comprehensive service if if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Highcliffe.

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

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