Our Conveyancing Services
As conveyancing solicitors, we have been helping clients move home and improve their living situation since 1976. Our prices are highly competitive despite our city central locations, we offer city service without the city price tag.
Being a large firm of experienced solicitors, we are well resourced and primed to serve London, Essex and Kent with conveyancing services. Our conveyancers are experts in the conveyancing process and cover every detail for you.
Support for Buying a New Home
Buying a new home is exciting and we are committed to helping you enjoy that excitement. Choosing the very best conveyancing solicitors to handle the legal bits is key. This way, you can focus on the positive, exciting emotions reassured that everything behind-the-scenes is being handled.
Support for Selling a House
When you are preparing to sell your property, the process can be quite daunting. We are here to make it simple, guiding you through the process with regular updates by text. By being transparent about prices, we can help you to plan for your house sale. Great understanding of the stages and the fees involved means you can focus on your move and determine what you can afford.
Support for Remortgaging and Transferring Ownership/Equity
We have helped many clients to remortgage their property at their time of need. We have also completed many ownership/equity transfers and make the process easy for you. Our approach is sympathetic to your living situation and we want to help you to make the best choices for you.
Conveyancing Quote Calculator
Looking for an instant, free conveyancing quote? We are happy you offer a free online conveyancing quote calculator so you can get a quote instantly. Check it out below.
Quotes that Stick
Once we have quoted for our conveyancing services, that fee will stick. We also make sure you are aware of all the fees to pay so you can plan your finances accordingly.
Conveyancing Services
- Right to Buy
- Buy to Let
- Re-mortgage
- Property Selling
- Equity Release
- Co-habitation Agreements
- Lease Variation
- Property Transfer, Aquisition & Disposal
Premium Conveyancing Service
We also offer a first-class premium conveyancing service. You will be taken through the legal process of purchasing property with a 24/7 contact number for your solicitor. This means you can be in touch with your solicitor directly whenever you need to be.
Also included in this service are home & weekend apointments and a documentation collection service. This service is perfect for those looking for an added level of legal support during the conveyancing process.
Why Choose Sternberg Reed as your Conveyancer?
Exceptional Customer Service
Our conveyancing services are driven by exceptional customer service. Our solicitors will make the legal process simple for you and keep you informed throughout the process.
Conveyancers Dedicated to you
Our conveyancer takes great pride in their work to get you into that dream home or sell your property. Once instructed, an experienced conveyancer will take on your case and guide you attentively through the process- setting out the terms of business and providing you a line to contact at any time.
Expert Conveyancing Knowledge
We have built up a wealth of knowledge over the years which has allowed us to improve and streamline our conveyancing services. Our specialist solicitors work methodically and with focus to get your property purchase or sale moving quickly.
Mortgage/Bank Panels Presence
We have been commended by our clients for being on every major bank and mortgage lender’s mortgage panels. This means we understand the nuances between different mortgage products and stay up to date on market changes. This makes use the best choice for buying, selling, or remortgaging your property.
Regular Text Updates
You can expect us to keep in touch throughout the conveyancing process. We provide information via live text message updates, sent every time something changes.
Speak with Expert Conveyancing Solicitors Today
Our services are driven by expert solicitors who understand this area of law thoroughly and are dedicated to providing the best conveyancing services. They work through paperwork methodically and timely to make sure the purchase, or sale, of a property is quick and smooth.
Over the years, we have been consistently improving our customer experience from client feedback. With that said, we are proud to offer a reliable and consistent conveyancing service.
“…a pleasure to work with. Raj gave us expert advice and helped us secure our purchase.” Mohammed, who accessed our Conveyancing service to secure a property. Mohammed was kept in regular contact with by Raj and Vicki, two of our expert conveyancing solicitors.
Our Approach
Our conveyancing solicitors are skillful and work with stringent professionalism to move your conveyancing needs forward. We aim to provide exceptional customer service, by always being available to answer your queries and progressing matters quickly. The goal of our conveyancing services is to get you in your new home as soon as possible.
Our Work
We work to get you into your new home as soon as possible. By taking over the legal aspects of your property purchase, we make the process straightforward. We work hard to keep our clients informed of every detail of their transaction via regular text updates.
Our Clients
Our conveyancing services are available to anybody purchasing or selling property. We work with both buyers and sellers to ensure a smooth transaction for both parties.
Conveyancing FAQs
Conveyancing is the process of transferring property from one person to another. It requires diligent completion of legal documents and professional solicitors to complete the process.
Yes, you can. We often complete conveyancing services for indivudals both selling their current property and when buying another one at the same time. This way all your documents are kept securely in one place.
Simple conveyancing services can take between 6-8 weeks. For more complex property purchases or sales, it can take a few months. This will depend on your particular situation. Please contact us to discuss a timeline.
Conveyancing fees are charged by solicitors on the completion of a sale or the exchange of a property. To get an idea of our fees, use our free quote calculator.
This can vary by a number of elements, we do offer fixed fee conveyancing services which you can find out about on our Fees and Funding page. Otherwise use our conveyancing quote calculator to get an idea of fees.
A mortgage survey means checking the value of a property and to make sure this amount is enough value to cover a mortgage (or the money they will lend). It is taken for the benefit of mortgage lenders to prove that the property you want to purchase has enough value to cover the amount you will borrow.
A mortgage survey will investigate the state of the property, looking to uncover any major issues that could affect the value of the property. This could be signs of subsidence, flooding, or issues with the structure of the property.
The amount you can borrow from the mortgage lender may be lowered so it is important to make sure these issues are addressed ahead of having a mortgage survey.
You can take out an RICS Building Survey which will highlight any issues with a property. It is important to do this to avoid repair costs down the line.
A sellers property information form (a TA6 Form) is required during the sale of a property and notes everything about the property from material complaints (damage to the property) to neighbour disputes.
The property owner who is selling their property must complete this form for the conveyancing process to go smoothly.
You may lose value from the sale as the cost of these issues will be deducted fromthe value. If you also fail to disclose any major issues you open yourself up to being prosecuted if the buyer pursues legal action.
Yes, you can sell your house as is, but this may bring down the value of the sale. It is important to think of your needs, if you need to downsize immediately for affordability, it may be best to sell your property as is for a quick sale.
Yes, we do offer Lease Variation services. You can find out more about this service here.
