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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Thurrock conveyancing

Reasons to use our Thurrock conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Thurrock solicitor have developed excellent working relationships with Thurrock 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 conveyancing in Thurrock.
  • 2 Thurrock solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Thurrock conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your conveyancing
  • 3 Thurrock solicitors will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 4 There is a strong possibility the the lawyers for the other party are located in Thurrock - if so sets of solicitors will be less confrontational
  • 5 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Thurrock have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Thurrock and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Thurrock since November 2025*

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Springfield Road, RM16 2QU completing on 16/12/2025 at a price of £360,000. 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 lawyers

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Greyhound Lane, RM16 3AA completing on 15/12/2025 at a price of £380,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

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Transfer

of semi residence, Long Lane, RM16 2QD completing on 17/12/2025 at a price of £445,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of house property, Godman Road, RM16 4TD completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £350,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Thurrock

Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Thurrock even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I wish to buy a shop in Thurrock with a mortgage from Leeds Building Society?

Our comparison service is mainly used to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Thurrock but we have set out towards the end of this page a few Thurrock commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to check if they can also act for Leeds Building Society

Our mortgage company has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Thurrock but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Thurrock local to me. Can you assist?

Not all Thurrock conveyancing solicitors are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above find an approved solicitor tool to find a Thurrock conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.

My wife and I purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Thurrock. Our aim is to an extension at the rear at the property.Will the conveyancing process include enquiries to see if these alterations are allowed?

Your solicitor will review the deeds as conveyancing in Thurrock will sometimes identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of alterations or require the consent of another owner. Many additions require local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

We previously instructed conveyancers with offices in Thurrock on the UBS solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate amount for dealing with the UBS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by UBS?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your lawyer is entitled to charge a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by UBS but by your Thurrock solicitor. Plenty of firms on the UBS panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Thurrock. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?

Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.

I am buying a house and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair for which the property may be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Thurrock

Unless a prior purchase of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you may expect lawyers handling conveyancing in Thurrock to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

Is it possible to swap conveyancer as I need to select a firm on the Britannia conveyancing panel. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Thurrock round the corner but he is not approved by Britannia

It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Thurrock on the Britannia panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Thurrock. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can scrutinise costs for conveyancing solicitors in Thurrock and throughout England and Wales.

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Thurrock for my home move. Is there any facility to see a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

One can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training reasons.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Thurrock regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hattens Solicitors, 90 Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5ER
  • Cumming & Riley, 11a High Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NB
  • Attwood & Co, 20 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • M. Reynolds Partnership Solicitors, 24 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Scannell Evans, 20 Kings Parade, King Street, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0HP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Thurrock regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Thurrock with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Thurrock. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Hattens Solicitors, 90 Orsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5ER
  • Cumming & Riley, 11a High Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NB
  • M. Reynolds Partnership Solicitors, 24 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Attwood & Co, 20 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5XY
  • Penmans, Stanhope House, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0HA

Conveyancing in Thurrock is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Undertaking Thurrock searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers forwarded by the vendor’s lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the vendor’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Considering the replies supplied by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the purchase and the mortgage (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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