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Barnstaple Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of cases in Barnstaple that are buy to let is 10%
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £3,432
  • 4 Average time frame of 139 days for registration of title in Barnstaple
  • 5 80% freehold and 20% leasehold conveyancing in Barnstaple for this year to date

Examples of recent conveyancing in Barnstaple since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Barnstaple

I do hope you can help me. My Barnstaple lawyer is informing me me that he is legally obliged toorder Barnstaple conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the Lloydssolicitor panel. These Barnstaple searches cost a lot of money can this be avoided?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are taking a home loan with a mortgage company your solicitor has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Barnstaple conveyancing searches.

In looking at mumsnet.com for an affordable lawyer in Barnstaple, most post that I must look for a CQS kitemarked solicitor. Can you explain what CQS is?

The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised kitemark for legal experts in home ownership transfers, trusted by some of the UK's major mortgage companies. Four years ago the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). CQS is not a scheme offered by the Council of Licensed Conveyancing. Barnstaple is one of the many areas in England and Wales where there are Accredited solicitors.

Is it the case that all Barnstaple solicitor firms on the TSB conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the TSB approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Barnstaple. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.

Our sealed bid on a house in Barnstaple has been accepted, the vendors do nevertheless have a dependent purchase. The sellers have offered on on an apartment, however it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other flats in the pipeline. I have instructed a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Barnstaple. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with HSBC going?

It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Barnstaple conveyancing search charges, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your solicitor is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Regarding the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. During a rising market some home buyers would apply for the mortgage with HSBC and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their lawyer to proceed with searches.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Barnstaple. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Barnstaple

    Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

We're FTB’s - agreed a price, but the selling agent informed us that the owners will only proceed if we appoint their chosen solicitors as they want a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Barnstaple

We suspect that the owner is not behind this requirement. Should the seller require ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the vendors directly and make sure they understand (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to instruct your preferred Barnstaple conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing targets demanded by HQ.

Been reading online that Barnstaple solicitors are more costly than Barnstaple conveyancers in Barnstaple to use when purchasing a house. So is it better if I use a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am buying for my home move in Barnstaple.

When it comes to conveyancing in Barnstaple the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Barnstaple

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Barnstaple with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Brewer Harding & Rowe Solicitors Llp, 1 The Square, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8LS
  • Slee Blackwell Solicitors Llp, 10 Cross Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BA
  • Samuels, 18 Alexandra Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8BA
  • Toller Beattie Llp, Devonshire House, Riverside Road, Pottington Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1QN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Barnstaple regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Barnstaple specialising in commercial conveyancing in Barnstaple. This will likely include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Brewer Harding & Rowe Solicitors Llp, 1 The Square, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8LS
  • Slee Blackwell Solicitors Llp, 10 Cross Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BA
  • Samuels, 18 Alexandra Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8BA
  • Toller Beattie Llp, Devonshire House, Riverside Road, Pottington Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1QN
  • Taylors Solicitors, 4 The Square, Braunton, Devon, EX33 2JD

Planning law solicitors in Barnstaple regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Barnstaple with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Slee Blackwell Solicitors Llp, 10 Cross Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BA
  • Samuels, 18 Alexandra Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8BA
  • Toller Beattie Llp, Devonshire House, Riverside Road, Pottington Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1QN

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