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Sevenoaks Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 119 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Sevenoaks
  • 2 Average time from start to moving day was 46 days for conveyancing in Sevenoaks
  • 3 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540
  • 4 81% freehold and 19% leasehold conveyancing in Sevenoaks for this year to date
  • 5 Percentage of cases in Sevenoaks that are buy to let is 3%

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sevenoaks since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sevenoaks

Are you able to recommend a Barnsley Building Society approved Sevenoaks conveyancing firm that can complete within under 3 weeks? Would it be better to use a local Sevenoaks solicitor or an internet firm?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Sevenoaks conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Sevenoaks. Visit some well established firms and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Discuss your time frames together with the reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Choose the one that appears most efficient.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Sevenoaks? What am I being asked for?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the potential client they are dealing with prior to agreeing to accepting their conveyancing business. The Terms of Engagement that you need to sign will no doubt reaffirm this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be viewed. Where you are unwilling to supply ID verification documents, your lawyer can not take you on as a client.

A friend recommended that where I am buying in Sevenoaks I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Sevenoaks conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Sevenoaks around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Sevenoaks Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Sevenoaks.

I have justbeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Sevenoaks for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest way to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Sevenoaks conveyancing specialists.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Sevenoaks is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Sevenoaks are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Sevenoaks you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sevenoaks may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Sevenoaks conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

If you are instructing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Sevenoaks conveyancing practice) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you speak with two or three firms including non Sevenoaks conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions could be of use:

    What are the charges for lease extension work? How familiar is the practice with lease extension legislation?

I bought a garden flat in Sevenoaks, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Sevenoaks with a long lease are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease ends on 21st October 2093

With only 68 years unexpired the likely cost is going to range between £9,500 and £11,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Sevenoaks regulated by the SRA

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

  • F.g.b. Williams Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • D F Brazel Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • Walker & Walker, 35 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JD
  • Dmb Law, The Old Bat and Ball, St. Johns Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3PF

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Sevenoaks

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Sevenoaks specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • D F Brazel Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • F.g.b. Williams Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • Dmb Law, The Old Bat and Ball, St. Johns Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3PF
  • Sharratts (london) Llp, 1 The Old Yard, Rectory Lane, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1JP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Sevenoaks regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Sevenoaks with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Sevenoaks. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • F.g.b. Williams Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • J W R Pearson Limited, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • D F Brazel Limited, C/o Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • Knocker & Foskett, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL
  • M S Thomson Limited, The Red House, 50 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JL

Neighboring Locations

Pratt's Bottom
Otford
Sevenoaks
Tonbridge

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

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