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Margate Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 31 days for registration of title in Margate
  • 2 Average time from start to completion was 72 days for conveyancing in Margate
  • 3 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 4 76% freehold and 24% leasehold conveyancing in Margate for this year to date
  • 5 120 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Margate

Examples of recent conveyancing in Margate since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Margate

We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Margate?

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

We're in Margate, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Principality , and our solicitor is on the Principality conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Margate. Does the conveyancing solicitor order an energy performance certificate or it is for the owner to coordinate?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s remained a required part of moving house. An EPC needs to be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. This is not something that solicitors normally organise. Where you are using a Margate conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with reputable local providers

My solicitor has informed me that absentee landlord insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Margate?

The right level of absentee landlord indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Accord Mortgages Ltd and Coventry Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Bank of Ireland. Is it usual for Bank of Ireland to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Margate is approved on their conveyancing panel? Bank of Ireland have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when buying a house in Margate? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards repairs towards the chancel within the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Margate?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Margate to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

How difficult is it to change conveyancer as I need to retain a firm on the Britannia conveyancing panel. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Margate five minutes from me but the firm is not approved by Britannia

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Margate on the Britannia panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Margate. In making use of search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Margate.

My husband and I are 14 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Margate. I am not happy. Could you help me find new solicitors?

A conveyancer would need to be very poor in order to consider replacing them. Has the loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the banks panel to avoid added costs and frustration. That should be your starting point. Our search tool can help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Margate

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Margate regulated by the SRA

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

  • Boys & Maughan, India House, Hawley Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PZ
  • Hardman And Watson Limited, 5 Lloyd Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1HX
  • Barnes Marsland Solicitors Limited, 103 High Street, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1JS
  • Thorn Drury & Searles, 76 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9RS
  • Marsden Duncan, Success House, 49-51 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9AG

Planning law solicitors in Margate regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Margate practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Margate
  • Boys & Maughan, India House, Hawley Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PZ

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Margate is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (where relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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