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Top reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Petts Wood

  • 1 The practices identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Petts Wood regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Petts Wood and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 3 No matter what any other solicitors say it could be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign legal papers. There are enough parties involved in a homemove without having to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 4 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have excellent personal connections with Petts Wood selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located many kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Petts Wood

Examples of recent conveyancing in Petts Wood since January 2025*

Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Sunray Avenue, BR2 8EW completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £600,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of detached residence residence, Bourne Road, BR2 9NS completing on 30/01/2025 at a price of £675,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of house residence, Gwydyr Road, BR2 0EX completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £450,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of detached residence residence, Birkbeck Road, DA14 4DJ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £457,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Petts Wood

We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Petts Wood found by you but stumbled across some other fee calculations via the web seem less expensive – how come?

There are numerous conveyancing organisations advertising at first sight what seems to be cut price. We suggest that you think long and hard as to how much you respect your own move to you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the quality of the conveyancing. Many of them highlight a low fee as a headline but bury supplemental costs in the small print..

Do the conveyancing solicitors identified through your search tool conduct auction conveyancing in Petts Wood?

There are a few auction solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Petts Wood is one of our areas of where our lawyers have a presence.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Petts Wood as I am under an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line inside one month. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are not getting a mortgage you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no solicitor would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Petts Wood the following are examples of what can appear and adversely impact future saleability: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Petts Wood?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Petts Wood. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am looking at a two apartments in Petts Wood which have in the region of fifty years left on the lease term. Do I need to be concerned?

There is no doubt about it. A leasehold flat in Petts Wood is a wasting asset as a result of the reducing lease term. The nearer the lease gets to zero years unexpired, the more it adversely affects the value of the premises. For most purchasers and mortgage companies, leases with less than 75 years become less and less attractive. On a more upbeat note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the property for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of a residence with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Petts Wood conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. More often than not it is possible to negotiate informally with the freeholder to extend the lease. They may agree to a smaller lump sum and an increase in the ground rent, but to shorter extension terms in return. You need to ensure that the agreed terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.

Despite our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Petts Wood. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Petts Wood conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Petts Wood flat is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case related to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 50.57 years.

I am due to review estimates for conveyancing in Petts Wood from numerous lawyer and appoint one. Should I get them to hold tight until I I have an offer accepted on a house.

You should wait to request your conveyancer to commence work and submit searches once the offer has been agreed to on the property especially as Petts Wood conveyancing searches are not cheap.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Petts Wood regulated by the SRA

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

  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Preston Mellor Harrison, 30 High Street, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5AS

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Petts Wood regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Petts Wood but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Ducat Law Ltd, TMS House, BR5 3QB
  • Peter W Stevens , 107 Maxwell Gardens, BR6 9QT
  • Cain Associates Llp, 297 The Broadway, DA6 8DG

Planning law solicitors in Petts Wood regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Petts Wood with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG
  • Hadfield & Co, 1 Central Avenue, Welling, Kent, DA16 3AX
  • Beverley Morris & Co, 35 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Villiage, London, SE3 0TJ

Neighboring Locations

Elmstead
Chislehurst
Petts Wood
Locksbottom
Green Street Green
Orpington

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

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