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Conveyancing in Kemp Town : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Kemp Town conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Using a high street Solicitor in the main results in a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Kemp Town are familiar with the local issues peculiar to Kemp Town and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Kemp Town is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Kemp Town who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative companies advise it just might be important to pop into your solicitor to execute contracts. There are various parties with engaged in a homemove without having to add the postman into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kemp Town since January 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kemp Town

It has come to my attention via my mortgage broker that my Kemp Town property lawyer is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. What can I do to check?

The first thing you need to do is to call your Kemp Town lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.

My fiance and I intend to remortgage our apartment in Kemp Town with TSB. We have a son approaching twenty who lives with us. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this document specific to the TSB conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we remortgaged 5 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this compromise his rights to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your TSB conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to TSB. This is solely used to protect TSB if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of TSB had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to visit the offices of the solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Kemp Town so that I can attend their offices when needed.

These days conveyancing panel lawyers for lenders carry out the vast majority of communications via Royal Mail, e-mail or over the phone. This means that they can undertake the conveyancing transaction regardless of where you live in the country. However you can see if you have the option of going to the offices of your conveyancing lawyer if just in case this is required.

Is it necessary to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when acquiring a property in Kemp Town?

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Kemp Town to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm buying a new build house in Kemp Town with a mortgage from The Mortgage Works. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The estate agent told me not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it will put at risk my loan with The Mortgage Works. Should I keep quiet?.

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 was advised by two or three local estate agents in Kemp Town to get a quote from a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to offer your site ahead of a competitor’s?

We don’t give any referral fee for directing people our way. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Kemp Town

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kemp Town with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Gerard Maye Legal Limited, 176 Edward Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0JB
  • Burt Brill & Cardens Limited, 30 Old Steine, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1FL
  • Fitzhugh Gates, 3 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RY
  • Edward Harte Llp, 6 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RA
  • Griffith Smith Farrington Webb Llp, 47 Old Steyne, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1NW

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Kemp Town regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Kemp Town specialising in commercial conveyancing in Kemp Town. This should include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Sherwood Solicitors, The Little Globe, 153 Edward Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0JG
  • Burt Brill & Cardens Limited, 30 Old Steine, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1FL
  • Fitzhugh Gates, 3 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RY
  • Edward Harte Llp, 6 Pavilion Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RA
  • Griffith Smith Farrington Webb Llp, 47 Old Steyne, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1NW

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

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing lender (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the home loan (if relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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