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Reasons to use our Babbacombe conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Babbacombe property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Babbacombe conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your home move
  • 2 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Babbacombe has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Babbacombe lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Babbacombe conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 5 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Babbacombe property deals can become a lot more stressful due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Babbacombe since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Babbacombe

We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Babbacombe who is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nationwide . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Babbacombe.

My lender has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Babbacombe but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Babbacombe or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?

It is by no means the case that all Babbacombe conveyancing practitioners are on all banks conveyancing panel. Please make use of the above search tool to find a Babbacombe conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Babbacombe. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Babbacombe

    Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Babbacombe I like with a park and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Babbacombe suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan that many years may be problematic. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

Should I choose a Babbacombe conveyancing solicitor based in the location that I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can carry out the conveyancing but his firm is located 300miles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Babbacombe conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to sign documents, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and in the main were impressed that must trump using an unknown Babbacombe conveyancing solicitor just because they are Babbacombe based.

We expect to complete the sale of our £375,000 maisonette in Babbacombe on Tuesday in a week. The landlords agents has quoted £300 for Certificate of Compliance, 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 Babbacombe?

For most leasehold sales in Babbacombe conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing pre-contract questions Where consent is required before sale in Babbacombe Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Babbacombe leasehold premises is £350. For Babbacombe conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide the information.

Babbacombe Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying

    Plenty Babbacombe leasehold flats will incur a service bill for the upkeep of the block set on behalf of the freeholder. Where you purchase the flat you will have to meet this liability, usually quarterly accross the year. This could differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. There will also be a rentcharge to be met yearly, this is usually not a significant amount, say approximately £25-£75 but you should to check as occasionally it could be surprisingly expensive. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? It is important to be aware whether a new roof is being installed or some other major work is due shortly to be shared by the leasehold owners and may well dramatically increase the the maintenance charges or result in a specific invoice.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Babbacombe regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Babbacombe practicing in commercial conveyancing in Babbacombe. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Darby & Darby, Tudor Chambers, Fore Street, St. Marychurch, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4PR
  • Somerville & Savage Solicitors T/a Allens Conveyancing, 16a Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4NA
  • Somerville & Savage Solicitors, Alderbourne, Greenway Road, St. Marychurch, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4NJ
  • Somerville & Savage, Alderbourne, Greenway Road, St. Marychurch, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4NJ
  • Wollen Michelmore Llp, Carlton House, 30 The Terrace, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1BS

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Babbacombe regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Babbacombe but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • S S & D Licensed Conveyancers, 7 Courtenay Park, TQ12 2HD
  • Philip Smallwood Property Lawyer , Wonwell Cottage, TQ12 1PY

Planning law solicitors in Babbacombe regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Babbacombe practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Phoenix Solicitors And Advocates Ltd, 272 Union Street, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5QY
  • Wollen Michelmore Llp, Carlton House, 30 The Terrace, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1BS
  • Boyce Hatton Llp, 58 The Terrace, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1DE
  • Wbw Solicitors Llp, Church House, Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2QP

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