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  • 1 The St Mary Cray conveyancing firms that are identified are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in St Mary Cray
  • 2 Over the years St Mary Cray conveyancer have established very good links with St Mary Cray local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your home move in St Mary Cray.
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  • 4 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers say it just might be necessary to visit your conveyancer to execute legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 5 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. St Mary Cray property deals can become significantly more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Mary Cray since December 2024*

Transfer

of terraced premises, Friar Road, BR5 2BP completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £545,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of semi-detached premises, Swan Close, BR5 2NA completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £470,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Transfer

of house property, Clarendon Way, BR7 6RG completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £950,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Disposal

of semi-detached premises, Clarendon Way, BR7 6RF completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £1,225,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Mary Cray

Finally the sale completed on my house in St Mary Cray last December yet the purchaser is e-mailing every few hours to moan that his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your sale your conveyancer should forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures just for conveyancing in St Mary Cray.

When it comes to lenders such as Principality, do St Mary Cray conveyancers have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

We expect to receive a OIP from UBS this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do UBS recommend any St Mary Cray solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint St Mary Cray solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the UBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and UBS through the process.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Skipton. I assume I don't need a St Mary Cray lawyer on the Skipton panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Skipton mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Skipton mortgage from the register. Skipton, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Skipton has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Skipton has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Skipton mortgage has been paid off.

What will a local search reveal about the house we're purchasing in St Mary Cray?

St Mary Cray conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Searchflow The local search is essential in every St Mary Cray conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.

It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in St Mary Cray took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 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.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in St Mary Cray. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in St Mary Cray

    Please supply a car parking plan. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

Do I need to be concerned about estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a local St Mary Cray conveyancing practice?

As with many professional services, often input from connections can be very helpful. Nevertheless there are numerous people with a keen interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, financial adviser and banks might all recommend lawyers to choose. On occasion these solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there might be a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You have the right to appoint your preferred conveyancer. You need to be aware that many mortgage providers specify a panel list of lawyers you have to use for the mortgage aspect of your conveyancing.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Mary Cray regulated by the SRA

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

  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Strube & Co, 70 St James Way, Sidcup, Kent, London, Kent, DA14 5HF

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in St Mary Cray

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Mary Cray specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • 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

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in St Mary Cray regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in St Mary Cray 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

Chislehurst
Foots Cray
St Paul's Cray
Ruxley
St Mary Cray
Orpington
Goddington

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

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