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Main reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Barnstaple

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing lawyers have excellent personal links with Barnstaple selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 The firms identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Barnstaple is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 Chances are that the other side’s lawyers have offices in Barnstaple - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 5 No matter what any alternative on-line conveyancers may claim it may be important to attend your lawyer to sign documents. There are various parties with involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to add the postman into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Barnstaple since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Barnstaple

I am in the throes of porting my domestic loan to a BTL Birmingham Midshires mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I need a solicitor as part of the process. I had a chat my past Barnstaple conveyancing practitioner who acted on my behalf when I previously acquired the house. The fee calculation they've given of £575 plus disbursements has taken me by surprise as its a remortgage than a sale or purchase.

The costs illustration is slightly on the expensive side. If you shop around you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. That being said, providing that you were happy with the legal work the firm gave you maycome to rue choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. Remember to check that the solicitor can represent Birmingham Midshires. Do utilise our search tool to select a Barnstaple conveyancing firm on the Birmingham Midshires member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Barnstaple.

We see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Barnstaple?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Barnstaple.

Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Barnstaple?

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Barnstaple and Solicitor firms in Barnstaple who provide Conveyancing services It is important to make clear that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in transferring property. Both can deal with other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

We are planning to move property in November. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Barnstaple. Conveyancing solicitor was found prior to coming across your site.

On the day of completion you can pick up the house keys from the selling agent however this should only take place when the previous owners lawyers inform the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be passed over. You can tell the removal men that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal company but can help you locate a residential property solicitor in Barnstaple or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Barnstaple.

Our sealed bid on a detached house in Barnstaple has been agreed to, the owners do however have a connected purchase. The owners 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 should be my next step? At what point do I apply for the mortgage with Principality?

It is normal to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then valuation, Barnstaple conveyancing search costs, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your property lawyer is on the Principality approved list. As to the next phase this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market some home buyers will apply for the mortgage with Principality and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their solicitor to press on with the conveyancing in Barnstaple.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial estate in Barnstaple?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Barnstaple will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Barnstaple. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Barnstaple.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Barnstaple it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Barnstaple commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Barnstaple.

What does commercial conveyancing in Barnstaple cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Barnstaple incorporates a wide array of guidance, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

Is it best to use a Barnstaple conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am hoping to buy? An old friend can execute the legal work but his firm is located approximately 350kilometers drive away.

The benefit of a local Barnstaple conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and in the main were happy that must trump using an unknown Barnstaple conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Barnstaple regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Barnstaple with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Barnstaple. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • 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 list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Barnstaple specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on tree preservation orders
  • 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

Typically, Barnstaple conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Barnstaple searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other papers forwarded by the vendor’s lawyer
  • Raising questions with the vendor’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Considering the replies prepared by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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Woolacombe
Braunton
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Bideford
Torrington
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*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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