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Reasons to use our Shoreham By Sea conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Shoreham By Sea conveyancing practitioners that are identified are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Shoreham By Sea
  • 2 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
  • 3 This site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea will be carried out by a solicitor on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 4 Shoreham By Sea solicitors are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Excellent communication together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Shoreham By Sea conveyancing can be made a lot more complicated because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea

I am acquiring a newly constructed flat in Shoreham By Sea and my lawyer is informing me that she has to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the seller. I am under pressure to exchange contracts and I don't want to delay deal. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Shoreham By Sea. I I am struggling to find out if they are on the Bank of Scotland approved list of lawyers. Can you assist?

The first thing you should do is e-mail the solicitor and enquire if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you can get in touch with Bank of Scotland who may be able to assist.

It has been four months since my purchase conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 premises 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.

How does conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Shoreham By Sea contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Shoreham By Sea typically buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea or who has acted in the same development.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Shoreham By Sea. Conveyancing and Leeds Building Society mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Shoreham By Sea who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

First contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Shoreham By Sea conveyancing firm to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

    How much is the ground rent and service charge? Is the freehold owned jointly by the leaseholders? Are there any major works on the horizon that could add a premium to the service charges?

Our conveyancer in Shoreham By Sea has uncovered a defect with the lease for the property we are purchasing in Shoreham By Sea. The seller’s lawyers have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will cover the costs. Our solicitor has advised that as he is on the lender conveyancing panel he must check that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is the mortgage company?

The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and the bank are the client. A precondition to being on the mortgage company approved panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects will the lease so that the bank can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected . Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shoreham By Sea

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Shoreham By Sea specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • 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 small selection of solicitors in Shoreham By Sea specialising in commercial conveyancing in Shoreham By Sea. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • 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

Planning law solicitors in Shoreham By Sea regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Shoreham By Sea specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • M S Page, 3 The Rise, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2PY
  • Bennett Griffin Llp, Shelley House, 23 Warwick Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3DG
  • Mayo Wynne Baxter Llp, Century House, 15-19 Dyke Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3FE

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

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