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Reasons to use our Kenley conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have excellent personal links with Kenley estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Kenley regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Kenley and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 3 The Kenley conveyancing firms that are listed are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Kenley
  • 4 Our site offers most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Kenley regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Kenley conveyancing lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kenley since February 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kenley

Can conveyancing in Kenley to be completed in two weeks?

Where you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will benefit local relationships and know-how. It is possible that they could have handled otherhomes in the same neighbourhood. You would be best advised to use a Kenley conveyancing lawyer. Second, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the member panel. It is believed that 18% of Kenley conveyancing transactions are suspended or jeopardised after finding out that a buyer’s lawyer was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the buying process being held up by almost three weeks. It is understood that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home moves annually. Almost all Kenley conveyancing practices can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

My flat in Kenley is up for sale and I have a purchaser. Does my lawyer need to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently currently.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that may impact a commercial estate in Kenley?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Kenley will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Kenley. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Kenley.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Kenley it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Kenley commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Kenley.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Kenley. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Kenley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am a negotiator for a busy estate agency in Kenley where we see a number of leasehold sales put at risk as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given inconsistent advice from local Kenley conveyancing solicitors. Please can you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

I am the proprietor of a first floor flat in Kenley. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for a lease extension?

Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Kenley conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Kenley premises is The Woodlands 95 Purley Park Road in April 2009. The Tribunals own valuation produced the figure of £37,912. This case related to 6 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 78.32 years.

Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to visit the offices of the bank conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Kenley as it will be easier to attend their offices if necessary.

Whereas this was necessary 12 years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Kenley.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kenley regulated by the SRA

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

  • Manchesters, 21 Limpsfield Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9LA
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Rowe Radcliffe, 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2NJ
  • Alfred James & Co Solicitors Llp, Alfred James House, 406a Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6AN
  • Terence Flynn & Co, 26a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2RA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Kenley

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Kenley practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Awan Solicitors, 32 Pondfield Road, Kenley, Surrey, CR8 5JX
  • Forman Limited, Palmerston House, 814 Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2BR
  • Sandom Robinson, Triumph House, Station Approach, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL
  • Rowe Radcliffe, 139 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2NJ
  • Alfred James & Co Solicitors Llp, Alfred James House, 406a Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6AN

Residential in Kenley is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Property lawyer instructed by the seller once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the lawyer representing the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional enquires from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where relevant)

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

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