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Reasons to use our Petts Wood conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing lender approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Petts Wood who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 Petts Wood lawyers work in partnership with Petts Wood estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to clients every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 3 The Petts Wood conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Petts Wood
  • 4 The practices listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that Petts Wood solicitor have developed excellent connections with Petts Wood local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Petts Wood.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Petts Wood since September 2023*

Transfer

of semi premises, Ainsdale Close, BR6 8DJ completing on 22/09/2023 at a price of £428,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of detached residence property, Fairbank Avenue, BR6 8JY completing on 15/09/2023 at a price of £699,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Acquisition

of flat Southborough Lane BR2 8AH, purchased for £340,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of detached residence property, Hever Gardens, BR1 2HU completing on 21/09/2023 at a price of £510,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Petts Wood

Am I correct in assuming that the fact that my conveyancer in Petts Wood is not identified on my bank's conveyancing panel that there is a problem with the standard of the firm’s work?

That would more than likely be a wrong assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly plausible explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator revealed 76% of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The most common reasons for removal are: (1) lack of transactions (2) the solicitor is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Where you are concerned you should simply call the Petts Wood conveyancing practice and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your mortgage company.

Can the conveyancing practitioners that are recommend conduct auction conveyancing in Petts Wood?

There are a number of niche practitioners we can put you in touch with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Petts Wood is just one of hundreds of locations where our lawyers are based.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Petts Wood

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Petts Wood and Solicitor firms in Petts Wood who provide Conveyancing services It is important to make clear that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of transferring property. They may both also deal with other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

This question may be naive but I am new to the process as FTB of a garden flat in Petts Wood. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Petts Wood?

On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Petts Wood. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be called to pick up the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

We are buying a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Petts Wood. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process include investigations to determine if these alterations are allowed?

Your conveyancer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Petts Wood can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which prohibit categories of alterations or require the permission of a 3rd party. Many works need local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be wise to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for delay in Petts Wood house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Petts Wood.

It has been 3 months since my purchase conveyancing in Petts Wood took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am purchasing a new build house in Petts Wood with a mortgage from Accord Mortgages Ltd. The developers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent advised me not disclose to my lawyer about this deal as it would jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

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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

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Petts Wood

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Petts Wood with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • 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
  • Cader Solicitors, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Petts Wood regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Petts Wood but also conveyancing throughout 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

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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