Conveyancing Solicitors in Hastings

Property transactions are often an exciting time in your life, but they can be accompanied by considerable stress and pressure with time frames, legalities and complications. Our conveyancing solicitors in Hastings can provide expert assistance.

Property transactions can be complicated matters, sometimes incurring delays, so it’s important to have professional assistance throughout, ensuring everything has been done efficiently.

Our conveyancing solicitors are specialists in the field and have a broad scope of knowledge in all areas. No matter your needs or circumstances, you can be certain to receive a bespoke but cost-effective service from solicitors who care.

Our property transaction solicitors can assist you in residential conveyancing matters in Hastings, such as:

Buying your first home or moving home
Selling your home
Re-mortgaging your home
Shared ownership and staircasing, that’s buying extra shares in your shared ownership property
Acting for your lender (including any Help to Buy Equity Mortgage and/or Help to Buy ISA and/or LISA)
Acting for attorneys and executors / personal representatives in property sales
Buy to let, investment properties and holiday homes (excluding park homes)
Transfers of equity/Gifting property, whether as part of matrimonial proceeds or gifting property (you may also be referred to our Private Client and/or Family Departments on such matters where the need arises)
Transfers of part of residential and agricultural land
Extending your lease or purchasing your freehold (on a statutory or non-statutory basis, with assistance where necessary from our Dispute Resolution Team)
Declarations of trust and/or private charges to protect your share or interest in a property
Agricultural land transactions

Working with us guarantees a friendly and proficient service. We ensure our clients are aware of each stage of the process and always make sure delays are avoided where possible.

When you instruct our conveyancing lawyers, you can trust us to:

Explain all your options in plain, easy-to-understand English – so you can make the best decisions for you
Always be there for you when you need support – all you need to do is pick up the phone or drop a direct email to your personal conveyancing lawyer
Be upfront and honest about our costs – a detailed quote and certainty about our fees from start to finish. Contact us for advice about our conveyancing fees

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Our conveyancing services in Hastings

Buying your first home or moving home

When you buy a property for the first time or even where you are moving home, it can be an exciting but daunting time in your life. There are so many different legalities and processes to consider throughout, which can get complicated and occasionally entail delays. For this reason, you should always seek the professional assistance of a conveyancing solicitor who has helped clients in cases similar to your own.

Our solicitors have assisted a wide range of clients over the years with their conveyancing needs. We have dealt with all types of scenarios, from those that are more straightforward to others which are complex.

Our solicitors have expertise in purchasing all types of properties, including:

Freehold properties
Leasehold properties
New build properties
Shared ownership properties

Selling your home

No matter the reason why, selling your home can be exciting but is often accompanied by mixed emotions. Having the assistance of a conveyancing solicitor in Hastings is recommended to ensure everything is done correctly.

Our solicitors recognise how challenging this time can be, and we’re here to support you throughout, making certain everything runs smoothly without complications.

Our solicitors have expertise selling all types of properties, including:

Freehold properties
Leasehold properties
New build properties
Shared ownership properties

Re-mortgaging your home

Changing your mortgage to a new lender can feel stressful, but it should ultimately provide you with a better suited deal for your circumstances.

Our team recognise how important it is to get remortgaging done correctly. Our remortgaging solicitors in Hastings are experienced and can guide and support you through the entire process.

Shared ownership and staircasing

Shared ownership can be a cost-effective way for individuals to get onto the property ladder, especially for first-time buyers. Shared ownership means you own a percentage of the property, while the housing association, or third party, own the remainder.

Before you make the decision to purchase a shared ownership property, it’s wise to seek legal guidance to ensure it’s the right decision for you. Our conveyancing solicitors have in-depth knowledge of shared ownership, including staircasing, and can provide expert advice tailored to your circumstances.

Our shared ownership solicitors in Hastings can provide expert advice on shared ownership matters, including:

The benefits and limitations of shared ownership property
Eligibility criteria for shared ownership
Shared ownership agreements
Shared ownership mortgages
‘Staircasing’ agreements

Acting for your lender

Our solicitors have considerable expertise acting for lenders where needed. With years of combined experience and in-depth knowledge, you can be confident of everything being done correctly.

Acting for attorneys and executors / personal representatives in property sales

We appreciate that being appointed as an attorney or executor of a Will can be difficult to handle alongside other commitments and emotions.. Our conveyancing solicitors in Hastings can act on your behalf for property sales involving probate.

Buy to let, investment properties and holiday homes (excluding park homes)

Purchasing a property with passive income in mind can be an exciting and successful prospect when handled correctly. Our property transaction solicitors in Hastings can assist you in achieving your goal.

Transfers of equity/Gifting property

If you wish to change who has ownership of your property, this may be possible through a transfer of equity. It’s a significant decision deciding whether to add or remove someone from the property title, so it’s important to have specialist advice from a solicitor who can provide the benefits,limitations and implications.

Transfers of part of residential and agricultural land

People can transfer part of residential or agricultural land for many reasons, including development projects. There are lots of legalities involved in this, before you can successfully register the new title with HMLR. Our residential conveyancing solicitors can ensure this runs smoothly and that you are not faced with any unnecessary delays and issues.

Extending your lease or purchasing your freehold

More often than not, when you purchase a flat or apartment, and in some cases a house, you will acquire the leasehold. Leasehold properties often incur certain fees which are made payable to the owner of the freehold, including ground rent and service charges.

If you need to extend the lease on your property, our solicitors can walk you through the process, ensuring it has been done correctly. We can further assist with leasehold and collective enfranchisement should you wish to purchase the freehold of the property.

Our conveyancing solicitors in Hastings can provide expertise on leasehold home matters, including:

Collective enfranchisement
Leasehold enfranchisement
Leasehold extensions
Right to manage

Declarations of trust and/or private charges to protect your share or interest in a property

Having a share of a property which is joint with multiple people can be a fantastic way to step onto the property ladder, but it’s important to protect your share for the future. A declaration of trust is a document which will exactly set out each person’s intended interests in the property, in addition to other matters, such as how the mortgage, insurance and other important aspects will be contributed towards.

Our conveyancing solicitors in Hastings understand the importance of protecting your share no matter the circumstances. We can assist you with providing advice before the purchase of a share of property, including the benefits and limitations. Furthermore, we can support by drafting the declaration of trust and recommending what should be included so that it is bespoke to your circumstances.

Agricultural land transactions

In addition to providing assistance on residential property transactions, we can provide advice and guidance on all types of agricultural land transactions. We have years of experience in this field and in-depth knowledge ready to apply to your situation.