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Main reasons to use our service to help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Shoreham By Sea

  • 1 Shoreham By Sea solicitor are the key to a successful Shoreham By Sea conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 2 Over the years Shoreham By Sea conveyancer have developed valuable working relationships with Shoreham By Sea local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your home move in Shoreham By Sea.
  • 3 Shoreham By Sea conveyancing lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 4 No matter what any other lawyers may claim it just might be necessary to attend your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a house sale without having to include the postman into the mix.
  • 5 Our site offers most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea who are regulated by the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea

Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Shoreham By Sea even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance where I intend to buy a shop in Shoreham By Sea with a loan from Virgin Money?

Our search tool is predominantly utilised to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Shoreham By Sea but we have set out towards the bottom of this page some Shoreham By Sea commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the company directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Virgin Money

I happen to be the single recipient of my late mum's estate and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Shoreham By Sea. The Shoreham By Sea property was put into my name in October. I plan to dispose of the property. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership may be treated the same way as though I had purchased the house in October. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be impacted by that. many banks would take a pragmatic view as this requirement is primarily there to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

Are all Shoreham By Sea Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel?

A selection of banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

We expect to receive a DIP from Principality this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Principality recommend any Shoreham By Sea solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Shoreham By Sea solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Principality conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Principality through the process.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea. 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Shoreham By Sea is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Shoreham By Sea are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Shoreham By Sea you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Shoreham By Sea may ascertain 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.

I am selling my house. My previous lawyers have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Shoreham By Sea if that makes things easier.

Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.

Should I cancel my mortgage payments with Santander as soon as a completion date for my sale in Shoreham By Sea has been set?

No, you should keep meeting any mortgage payments to Santander pending the mortgage being repaid on completion as part of your Shoreham By Sea conveyancing.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Shoreham By Sea regulated by the SRA

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

  • Robert Simon & Co, St Mary's House, St Mary's Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5ZA
  • M S Page, 3 The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2PY
  • Norton Wagstaffe (west Sussex) Limited, 117 Brighton Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8HT
  • Engleharts, Vallance Hall, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DE
  • Griffith Smith Conway, 154a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shoreham By Sea

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shoreham By Sea specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Hightrees Law, 26 Brighton Road, Shoreham, West Sussex, BN43 6RG
  • Engleharts, Vallance Hall, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DE
  • Griffith Smith Conway, 154a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL
  • Bennett Griffin Llp, Shelley House, 23 Warwick Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3DG
  • Goodlaw Solicitors, 6 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3JA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Shoreham By Sea regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shoreham By Sea with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Robert Simon & Co, St Mary's House, St Mary's Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5ZA
  • Engleharts, Vallance Hall, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DE
  • Acumen Business Law Limited, Regent House, Hove Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DW
  • Griffith Smith Conway, 154a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL
  • Dennis J Webb, 41 Longlands, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 9NW

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

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