We see that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Chatham?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Chatham.
A relative suggested that if I am buying in Chatham I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Chatham conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Chatham around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Chatham.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Chatham?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Chatham. 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…’
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Chatham is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can give?
Flying freeholds in Chatham 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 Chatham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chatham may determine 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 residence.
Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £350,000 flat in Chatham next Wednesday. The freeholder has quoted £324 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Chatham?
For most leasehold sales in Chatham conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :
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Answering pre-exchange enquiries
Where consent is required before sale in Chatham
Supplying insurance information
Deeds of covenant upon sale
Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
I bought a split level flat in Chatham, conveyancing having been completed 7 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding flats in Chatham with a long lease are worth £227,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease ceases on 21st October 2097
With just 71 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
My fiance and I recently become aware that one of the partners of the law firm undertaking the purchase conveyancing in Chatham is an aunty of the seller. Is this allowed?
On the basis that no conflict arises this is permitted. If you are needing mortgage finance then the lender may have a say as many banks have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Virgin as of 18/7/2026, the requirements read as follows :