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Whatever your property challenge, we can solve it.Selling a property in Folkestone
Your conveyancing solicitor's role, when selling a property in Folkestone, will include:- Draft contracts – Your solicitor drafts the initial legal contract to be sent to the buyer's solicitor.
- Responding to enquiries – your solicitor responds to any questions the buyer's solicitor may have (this is where you'll find out if you are missing documents which can cause delays to your sale).
- Investigating issues – your solicitor may need to complete further investigation to try and satisfy them.
- Exchange contracts – once the buyer's solicitor has satisfied their enquiries, contracts are finalised and exchanged
- Day of completion – your solicitor receives the money for the sale, discharges the mortgage (if required), pays the estate agent, deducts their fee and then sends the net sale proceeds to you.
- Post completion – your solicitor receives the DS1 discharge documents and, when leasehold, settles your liabilities for ground rent and service charges.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for selling a property in Folkestone starts from £723 INC VAT.
Buying a property in Folkestone
- Draft contracts – Your solicitor reviews the draft contract sent by the seller's solicitor.
- Raising enquiries – your solicitor will ask the seller's solicitor questions based on the contract, title, and property documents to protect you from any nasty surprises.
- Exchange contracts – once your solicitor is satisfied in their enquiries, they agree with the seller to finalise and exchange contracts
- Day of completion – on the day of completion, your solicitor transfers the money for the sale.
- Post completion – following completion, your solicitor makes an application to the Land Registry to register you as the new owner.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for buying a property in Folkestone starts from £723 INC VAT.
Add or remove someone from a property title in Folkestone
With a Transfer of Equity, you can buy someone out of a shared property and remove them from the title, or add someone to the title, making them a joint owner.This service includes:
- Solicitors fees including ID checks, office copies
- Land Registration fees
- (if party being removed) ID1 Form verification fee
- (if mortgage) Change of mortgage fee
- (if leasehold) Notice fee to freeholder
If someone is giving up their share of the property for less than market value, they may be required to get independent legal advice, which will be an additional expense.
Switch your mortgage deal in Folkestone
Your remortgage solicitor will perform all the necessary checks, review your new mortgage offer, and update the Land Registry post-completion.The process is similar to when you purchase but should take less time, as the solicitor doesn't need to raise any legal enquiries.
If you own a leasehold property, your solicitor must carry out extra work to investigate the lease terms.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for a remortgage in Folkestone starts at £363 INC VAT INC VAT.
Purchase the next chunk of your equity
When you're ready to buy the next chunk of the equity in your shared ownership property, a conveyancer will be required to handle:- The bank transfer;
- obtaining a mortgage redemption statement from your existing lender;
- receiving your new mortgage offer and confirming the lender terms;
- receiving the memorandum of staircasing;
- handling completion;
- filing SDLT form (if required); and
- registration at the Land Registry.
If you need to add someone to the legal title, you will need to pay an additional fee for a transfer of equity.
Paying off your Help to Buy equity loan
You'll need a solicitor to:- Receive redemption letter;
- review title for ownership and restrictions;
- obtain Authority to Complete;
- draft a deed of postponement for your current lender;
- handling completion;
- bank transfer; and
- if repaid in full, removal of the loan restriction at the Land Registry.
Price based on a freehold with the loan being repaid in full using savings.
Why buy a home in Folkestone?
Folkestone is a coastal town on the English Channel in Kent. It is situated 20 miles south of Canterbury, 18 miles southeast of Ashford and 60 miles southwest of Margate. The town is on the southern edge of the North Downs in a valley between two cliffs. It is thought that the town has been occupied since the Mesolithic era.
Landmarks in the town include its harbour, that has greatly diminished in use since the opening of the Channel Tunnel. The harbour is now famous for the ‘Harbour Arm’ that has cafes, pubs and live music. The cliffs around the beach are also a notable sight within the town with the Martello Tower standing on them. There are a couple of famous landmarks outside the town: The Battle of Britain Memorial and the Kent Battle of Britain museum. The latter is the oldest Battle of Britain museum in the United Kingdom.
Royal Victoria Hospital, Radnor Park Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5BN
Buckland Hospital, Coombe Valley Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0HD
Cedar House Hospital, Dover Road, Barham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 6PW
Buckland Hospital, Coombe Valley Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0HD
Cedar House Hospital, Dover Road, Barham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 6PW
Folkestone is on the A259, which joins the A20 to form the eastern end of the M20. Ashford can be reached on the M20 and London beyond that. The A20 also connects the town to Dover.
There are two train stations: Folkestone Central and Folkestone East. Both of these have services to London Charing Cross, London St Pancras and Dover Priory.
Distance to Airports from Folkestone
There are two train stations: Folkestone Central and Folkestone East. Both of these have services to London Charing Cross, London St Pancras and Dover Priory.
Distance to Airports from Folkestone
| Airport | Miles by car |
| London Southend Airport | 39.5 miles |
| London City Airport | 56.3 miles |
| Gatwick Airport | 59.1 miles |
Folkestone School for Girls, Coolinge Ln, Folkestone CT20 3RB
The Folkestone Academy, Academy Ln, Folkestone CT19 5FP
The Harvey Grammar School, Cheriton Rd, Folkestone CT19 5JY
The Folkestone Academy, Academy Ln, Folkestone CT19 5FP
The Harvey Grammar School, Cheriton Rd, Folkestone CT19 5JY
Conveyancing Solicitors in and around Folkestone
Our Folkestone conveyancing solicitors can help you with your conveyance locally or in any of the surrounding areas including Canterbury, Ashford, Dover, Deal, Faversham, Whitstable and Herne Bay.
We have a number of offices throughout England and Wales so you can find a solicitor near you.
We have a number of offices throughout England and Wales so you can find a solicitor near you.
Recently completed properties in Folkestone:
- Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkstone, CT20 3BD
- East Cliff, Folkstone, CT19 6BU
- Bouverie Pl, Folkestone CT20 1AA
- Dover Rd, Folkestone CT20 1LA
- Cheriton High St, Folkestone CT19 4ET
New build developers and developments in the area:
- Parkside(houses) – Folkestone, CT19
Marketed by Burnap & Abel.
Folkestone Property Prices
| Average property price in Folkestone | £233,990 |
| Population of Folkestone | 46,698 (2011) |
Property price data is sourced from the Land Registry House Price Index by Conveyancing Solicitors Folkestone.
What are the Pros and Cons of using a solicitor near you?
The Pros of using property solicitors near me
- You may know your local conveyancing solicitors - this is a huge benefit if you know your solicitor already, especially if it is a small community where you live.
- You can drop your documents and ID off - losing your original ID and documents is always a worry, so being able pop in to your local conveyancing solicitors office helps alleviate this issue (although with scanned ID and online ID checks the worry of loss passport is a thing of the past).
The Cons of using property solicitors near me
- Not on your mortgage lender's panel - local law firms are often smaller with fewer principals which may exclude them from working with certain major high street solicitors. Click here to read more about which mortgage lender panels solicitors can and can't work on.
- Taking time off from work - it isn't always easy to visit your solicitor and having to see them 2 or 3 times during the conveyancing process may add a strain onto your work life, or be unachievable if you live abroad.
- Locally inexperienced - your local solicitor may not specialise in conveyancing and may have more experience in other areas of law.
- Less competition, higher prices - with less competition your local solicitor's legal fees are most likely to cost more, especially if they have to keep premises in premium high-street real estate.
Why choose SAM Conveyancing Solicitors in Folkestone?
Whether you're buying, selling, remortgaging, extending a lease, staircasing shared ownership, or paying off your help to buy loan, you'll need a conveyancer to handle the legal side of things. With SAM you get the benefit of dedicated conveyancing executive who'll guide you through the process, from start to finish, at no extra cost. Available Monday to Saturday to answer all your questions, we'll bridge the gap between you and your solicitor, with regular updates in plain English.
We have hand selected some of the best conveyancing solicitors Folkestone has to offer, which are backed by a no sale no fee guarantee and the Folkestone conveyancing fee we quote is broken down so you can see exactly what your quote includes. What we quote you is the fixed price you will pay for the agreed work. No unpleasant surprises.
You'll also benefit form our state of the art Online Conveyancing Process to track your progress and next steps along the way.
We have hand selected some of the best conveyancing solicitors Folkestone has to offer, which are backed by a no sale no fee guarantee and the Folkestone conveyancing fee we quote is broken down so you can see exactly what your quote includes. What we quote you is the fixed price you will pay for the agreed work. No unpleasant surprises.
You'll also benefit form our state of the art Online Conveyancing Process to track your progress and next steps along the way.
Affordable Housing Schemes
There are a number of affordable housing schemes in Folkestone to help make buying a property more achievable. The work is more complex and we have specialist conveyancing solicitors to handle the following:
- Shared Ownership Solicitors
- Right to Buy Solicitors Folkestone - speak to Shepway District Council to find out if you are eligible
- Discount Market Sale Folkestone - check with Shepway District Council if they are running a DMS scheme
Property Solicitors Folkestone
You can rest assured that you're in good hands with our Conveyancing Solicitors Folkestone. They are skilled and experienced with complex transactions from a simple purchase for a property in Folkestone to a Sale and Purchase of a shared ownership property, executing a Deed of Trust simultaneously.
We have specialist Folkestone leasehold conveyancing solicitors to handle your sale & purchase of a leasehold property, as well as lease extensions and creation, sale, or purchase of a Folkestone share of freehold property.
Due to the additional legal work surrounding the lease and terms, your quote will be calculated based on the tenure, so as long as you give us the correct details when getting your Folkestone leasehold conveyancing quote with the simple form above, this will be included in your initial quote, not a surprise addition later on. Property Challenges Solved.
Due to the additional legal work surrounding the lease and terms, your quote will be calculated based on the tenure, so as long as you give us the correct details when getting your Folkestone leasehold conveyancing quote with the simple form above, this will be included in your initial quote, not a surprise addition later on. Property Challenges Solved.
Frequently Asked Questions: Conveyancing Solicitors Folkestone
Average conveyancing fees in London can be slightly higher than the rest of the country. Depending on the price of the property and the complexity of the transaction you could pay several hundred to a couple of thousand pounds. Our conveyancing fees in Folkestone start at £723 INC VAT.
Fill in our easy online form for a fixed quote, tailored to your requirements.
Fill in our easy online form for a fixed quote, tailored to your requirements.
It's not necessary to have a local conveyancing solicitor as the process is the same throughout England and Wales. You should prioritise service and efficiency over proximity to Folkestone, when choosing your conveyancing solicitor.
There are many factors which can delay conveyancing in Folkestone. A very simple transaction can be completed in less than two months, but the average is closer to 12-16 weeks.
CQS Accreditation
All our panel solicitors are CQS accredited. You can trust the Conveyancing Quality Scheme for the highest standards of conveyancing.Fixed Fee
Don't bother with an 'estimate' fee. You want to make sure that your total fee is fixed (they can't charge you more later) and it includes all the necessary components. We build your quote based on each of the costs involved in a standard transaction based on the information you give us, with no sneaky extra fees. If you have additional requirements, speak with a helpful team member to ensure everything you need is covered within your quote.No Sale No Fee
Choose a conveyancing solicitor in Folkestone who offers a No Sale No Fee Guarantee, like ours. If your first sale or purchase falls through, the money you've spent with us will go toward your next one. Terms apply.Reviews
Check out their reviews to be sure they provide a good service and meet their timescales.Communication
Not knowing what is going on is the most frustrating thing for a client. Many solicitors are too busy doing legal work to answer all their clients call for updates. With SAM Conveyancing, you'll have a dedicated conveyancing executive available Monday to Saturday. They'll keep you in the loop on progress, translate the legal jargon, chase your solicitor when required and email you about milestones.Value
Get a fully comprehensive quote covering all your needs so you can accurately compare your options to ensure you're paying a good price. Online conveyancing is just as safe as you protect your data on the internet, as you would in any other transaction. Online conveyancing means speedier turnaround times on documents, more convenient meetings and lower running costs for the firm. We pass our savings on to you.
Yes, if you're buying and selling at the same time, the same conveyancing solicitor can handle both transactions, which will save you money, as you'll only have to do the 'new client' admin once.
1. Get a mortgage in principle
Know what you can afford to save wasting time on any false-starts.2. Instruct your conveyancing solicitor before you make your offer
Waiting till after your offer is accepted can delay your transaction. As early as possible, inform them of any details, such as gifted deposits. Using an online service cuts down on snail mail delays and waiting for physical meetings, which can be conducted by video call.3. Apply for your mortgage quickly
As soon as your offer is accepted, you can submit your application. An independent broker can help speed this along.4. Order your searches and surveys
Ordering these early can speed up your conveyancing process, especially if local authorities face delays. However, it is usually considered prudent to time this with the rest of your chain if a transaction falls through.5. Get your building insurance ready
You'll need insurance from the exchange so research & compare insurance quotes, once your solicitor is instructed.6. Paperwork (When selling)
Ensure you have your paperwork, including energy performance & FENSA certificates.
Kent, romantically described as 'the garden of England', is a coastal county in England's south-eastern corner. Because it borders Greater London, it is classed as one of the home counties. It contains the Weald and the North Downs. Kent's county town is Maidstone. Other large cities include Gillingham, Chatham, Ashford, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Margate, Dartford and Gravesend.
Kent has many port towns including Dover, Folkestone and Margate. Adjacent counties include East Sussex, Surrey, Essex (across the River Thames) and, as stated earlier, Greater London. Curiously, Kent used to contain an enclave north of the River Thames until 1965, which equates now to the E16 postcode area and which has been reclassified as part of the London Borough of Newham. JMW Turner, the great impressionist painter, spent part of his childhood in Margate and regularly returned there in later life. The coastline of East Kent is regarded as the inspiration for many of his works, particularly his fantastic seascapes.
*Mortgage lenders choose which solicitors they will or won't work with. Our panel solicitors are on 99% of mortgage lender panels. Our panel solicitors are currently not on the panel for Kent Reliance (when buying through Shared Ownership) and the Islamic Development Bank. Tell us who your lender is and we will assign you an approved panel solicitor.
**Our panel of solicitors are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and conveyancing work is accredited with the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.
***No Sale No Fee applies to any sale or purchase quote except auction and right to buy. Read our No Sale No Fee Policy.
**Our panel of solicitors are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and conveyancing work is accredited with the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.
***No Sale No Fee applies to any sale or purchase quote except auction and right to buy. Read our No Sale No Fee Policy.
What are the conveyancing costs?
Folkestone Conveyancing Solicitor fees vary between online conveyancing solicitors, high street conveyancers or housing solicitors introduced by your estate agent.
The actual conveyancing costs, outside of the legal work, should be fixed, including:
For buyers: stamp duty, land registration, property searches, ID searches and leasehold charges (if buying a leasehold property).
For sellers: office copies, title plan and management information (if selling a leasehold property).
Make sure to budget for all of the above conveyancing costs and to get a fixed fee conveyancing quote from several firms, to compare value.
Making the right choice of solicitor is key to the whole process:
The actual conveyancing costs, outside of the legal work, should be fixed, including:
For buyers: stamp duty, land registration, property searches, ID searches and leasehold charges (if buying a leasehold property).
For sellers: office copies, title plan and management information (if selling a leasehold property).
Make sure to budget for all of the above conveyancing costs and to get a fixed fee conveyancing quote from several firms, to compare value.
Making the right choice of solicitor is key to the whole process:
Is it worth buying a repossessed property?
The draw of buying a repossessed property is the hope that you'll get to buy a dwelling at vastly under market price which you can then look to do up and sell on for a considerable profit. The risks should also be obvious: you might never find out why the property has been repossessed and it could have an issue which makes it very difficult to sell on without at the very least spending large sums of money.
If you do choose to try buying a repossessed property, you should be aware that there's normally only 28 days to exchange contracts. You'll therefore have a tight deadline to carry out all the checks you can to find out if it's worth going ahead. In particular, if you're intending to buy it using a mortgage, you'll need to get your mortgage valuation booked as quickly as possible to find out if your lender is prepared to grant you a mortgage on the dwelling.
