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Reasons to use our Hornchurch conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Hornchurch is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Hornchurch home moves can be made significantly more protracted because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory listing lender approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Hornchurch who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Hornchurch estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hornchurch since December 2022*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hornchurch

I am buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Hornchurch who is on the Skipton Building Society approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton Building Society in certain locations such as Hornchurch. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I am helping my sister sell her house in Hornchurch. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates was retained a compulsory part of moving property. An EPC should be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. It is not something that conveyancers ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Hornchurch conveyancing practitioner they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established Hornchurch providers

The mortgage over my property is with Skipton for my property in Hornchurch. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Skipton?

You must advise Skipton before letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Skipton’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Skipton directly. You need not do this via a Skipton conveyancing panel lawyer.

After what feels like an age I have had an offer on a maisonette in Hornchurch agreed to, the sellers do however have a tied purchase. The owners have placed an offer on a flat, however it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other apartments in the pipeline. I have selected a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hornchurch. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with RBS going?

It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Hornchurch conveyancing search charges, etc). The first thing to do is ensure that your lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Concerning the subsequent steps this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market some home buyers would apply for the mortgage with RBS and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their solicitor to press on with searches.

The deeds to my home can not be found. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Hornchurch 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

You no longer need to have the physical deeds to prove you are the owner of your registered land or property, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

I am purchasing my first flat in Hornchurch with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about this side-deal as it would adversely affect my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

My father has urged me to instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Hornchurch. Do I follow his recommendation?

There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to find a conveyancing lawyer is to seek referrals from friends or family who have used the solicitor that you are contemplating using.

Should one remove a deceased person's name from the title register for a property in Hornchurch?

Where a Hornchurch property is co-owned and one of the owners dies, their name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as when it comes to a sale your conveyancer would just be required to evidence as to the reason the joint owner is missing from the contract, normally this is in the form of a grant of probate.

With the aim of making the sale conveyancing more straight forward for the sale of the property you can apply to have the deceased person erased from the title by submitting an application to the land registry with proof of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hornchurch

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

  • Moss & Coleman, 170-180 High Street, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6JP
  • Sackvilles, 135 High Street, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3YJ
  • Pinney Talfourd Llp, 54 Station Road, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2TU
  • Meadows & Moran, 153-159 South Street, Romford, Essex, RM1 1PL
  • Kenneth Elliott And Rowe Llp, Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3PJ

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Hornchurch regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Hornchurch but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Suriya & Douglas, Suite B, 7th Floor, Charter House, IG1 1UF
  • Legal Business Property Lawyers Ltd, 16 St Thomas Road, CM14 4DB

Planning law solicitors in Hornchurch regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hornchurch specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Kenneth Elliott & Rowe, Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3PJ
  • Kenneth Elliott And Rowe Llp, Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3PJ
  • Mccorry Connolly Solicitors, 8 Holgate Court, 4 -10 Western Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3JS
  • Pure Law Llp, Lutea House, Warley Hill Business Park, The Drive, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3BE
  • Gh Cornish Llp, First Floor, 34-36 High Street, Barkingside, Essex, IG6 2DQ

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

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