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Lewes Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £20,261
  • 2 Average time from start to moving day was 94 days for conveyancing in Lewes
  • 3 June was the busiest month and July was the next busiest month while July was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Lewes
  • 4 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Lewes is 19% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 5 Median Service Charge Retention of £250.00

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lewes since February 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lewes

After what seems like an age a mortgage offer from HSBC for the remortgage of my single room maisonette is to be issued by the end of next week. Are you able to put forward a low cost conveyancing law firm in Lewes?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of the lowest fares for conveyancing in Lewes. We can offer you affordable conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint organisations seducing you with £100 conveyancing in Lewes. In your best case scenario, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up being stung for additional fees and still not receive the service expected.

We were just about to sign contracts for a ground floor flat in Lewes. We encountered a stumbling block. Our mortgage offer with Santander expires on 18/7/2023 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 20/7/2023. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage expiry date?

The best person to address this issue is your solicitors who is in a position to calculate whether they should be discussing with the bank, vendor’s representatives, estate agents or possibly all parties taking into account the history of your conveyancing to date.

What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Lewes?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Lewes and elsewhere in East Sussex is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for confrontation between you and others involved in the home moving process. For instance, the vendor, estate agent and sometimes your bank. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Lewes should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the process whose responsibility is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process taking so long. You should always trust your solicitor ahead of all other players in the conveyancing process.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Lewes. I I am struggling to find out whether they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

The first thing to do is contact the lawyer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Otherwise please get in touch with Leeds Building Society who may be able to assist.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Lewes?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Lewes will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Lewes. The report 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 Lewes.

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

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one near me in Lewes I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Lewes suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Lewes regulated by the SRA

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

  • Juliet Bellis & Co, Isfield Place, Isfield, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5XR
  • Adams & Remers Llp, Trinity House, School Hill, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NN
  • Lewes Smith, Albion House, Albion Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NF
  • Astburys, Lewes House, 32 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LU
  • Chrismas Ogden Solicitors Limited, Howard Cottage, Broomans Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LT

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Lewes

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Lewes with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Juliet Bellis & Co, Isfield Place, Isfield, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5XR
  • Adams & Remers Llp, Trinity House, School Hill, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2NN
  • Astburys, Lewes House, 32 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LU
  • Rix & Kay Solicitors Llp, The Courtyard, River Way, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1SL
  • Dawson Hart Solicitors Limited, The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1BH

Planning law solicitors in Lewes regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Lewes specialising in planning law. This could include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Rix & Kay Solicitors Llp, The Courtyard, River Way, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1SL
  • Dawson Hart Solicitors Limited, The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1BH

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

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