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Tunbridge Wells Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 69 days for registration of title in Tunbridge Wells
  • 2 86% freehold and 14% leasehold conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells for this year to date
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £22,919
  • 4 133 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Tunbridge Wells
  • 5 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540

Examples of recent conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells since December 2024*

Transfer

of apartment High Street TN1 1XF, at the agreed amount of £485,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of flat London Road TN1 1BX, at sale consideration of £315,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of terraced residence, Kings Avenue, TN4 9FH completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £1,500,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi premises, Beulah Road, TN1 2NS completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £755,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells is more expensive?

In short, leasehold conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells and elsewhere usually warrants additional due diligence compared to freehold conveyancing. This includes checking the lease terms, communicating with the landlord concerning the service of required notices, securing up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining the landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – regardless of the fact the lease has passed through many different property solicitors hands since it was first granted.

We're in Tunbridge Wells, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Coventry BS , and our lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I am due to move property in May. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you suggest a removal company in Tunbridge Wells. Conveyancing lawyer was found before I stumbled across your website.

On the day of completion you can collect the house keys from the estate agent however this can only happen when the previous owners lawyers inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be released. You will need to advise the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a specific removal organisation but can assist you in finding a residential property solicitor in Tunbridge Wells or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells.

We had instructed solicitors based in Tunbridge Wells on the Bank of Ireland solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a separate amount for handling the Bank of Ireland mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Bank of Ireland?

Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancer can levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Bank of Ireland but by your Tunbridge Wells lawyer. Some firms on the Bank of Ireland panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but many practices include it on their overall fee.

I have paid off my mortgage with Virgin Money. I assume I don't need a Tunbridge Wells conveyancing practitioner on the Virgin Money panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Virgin Money 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 Virgin Money mortgage from the register. Virgin Money, 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 Virgin Money has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Virgin Money has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Virgin Money mortgage has been paid off.

4 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Tunbridge Wells come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is completed. This is because builders in Tunbridge Wells typically purchase the site, 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 conveyancers 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 Tunbridge Wells or who has acted in the same development.

Online reading suggests that Tunbridge Wells solicitors are more costly than Tunbridge Wells conveyancers in Tunbridge Wells to use when purchasing a house. So is it better if I use a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am buying a property in Tunbridge Wells.

When it comes to conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Tunbridge Wells regulated by the SRA

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

  • Berry & Berry Llp, 11 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1JA
  • Buss Murton Law Llp, Wellington Gate, 7-9 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1HT
  • Thomson Snell & Passmore Llp, 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1NX
  • Core Law Group Llp, 4-6 Dudley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1LF
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜keene Marsland’, Keene Marsland, 6 Clanricarde Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Tunbridge Wells regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Tunbridge Wells specialising in commercial conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells. This should include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Berry & Berry Llp, 11 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1JA
  • Buss Murton Law Llp, Wellington Gate, 7-9 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1HT
  • Thomson Snell & Passmore Llp, 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1NX
  • Core Law Group Llp, 4-6 Dudley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1LF
  • Parfitt Cresswell Trading As €˜keene Marsland’, Keene Marsland, 6 Clanricarde Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PH

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Tunbridge Wells. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Have a timeous, independent and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells about your conveyancing in Tunbridge Wells.

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

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