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  • 1 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing lender approved law practices carrying out conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 The Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing practitioners that we work with are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Buckfastleigh and Dean
  • 3 No matter what any other on-line conveyancers may claim it just might be important to visit your conveyancer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a homemove without having to add the postman into the pot.
  • 4 Buckfastleigh and Dean lawyers work in partnership with Buckfastleigh and Dean estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 5 Using a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, 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’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean

I am soon to exchange on the purchase of a house in Buckfastleigh and Dean but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have was able negotiate recompense from the current proprietors in the sum of £2k by way of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of a side agreement yet Yorkshire BS will not permit this. Should they have been involved?

The conveyancer that is on a Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is required to advise Yorkshire BS of any amendments to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your property lawyer to disclose the reduction to Yorkshire BS then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Yorkshire BS and you would have to appoint a new solicitor for your conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean.

My wife and I are buying a flat in Buckfastleigh and Dean. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we will need to send our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I recently had an offer accepted on a house in Buckfastleigh and Dean. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £150. Shortly after, the conveyancer contacted me to say that they were not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Coventry BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Intending to buy a maisonette in Buckfastleigh and Dean. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Buckfastleigh and Dean solicitor is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.

My wife and I purchased a semi-detached Georgian house in Buckfastleigh and Dean. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Alliance & Leicester . I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Buckfastleigh and Dean and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

I am buying a new build house in Buckfastleigh and Dean with a loan from Accord Mortgages Ltd. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my conveyancer about this side-deal as it may put at risk my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean. I have land on a web site which seems to have the perfect solution If it is possible to get all formalities done via phone that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

The conveyancers conducting our conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean has sent documents to review that reveal that the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Why is the property not yet recorded at HM Land Regsitry?

It is rare for premises in Buckfastleigh and Dean to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing practitioners should be familiar with this type of conveyancing but where uncertainty prevails the standard guidance presently is for the current owners to register it first and thereafter sell - this will have a knock on effect to cause a significant delay.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Buckfastleigh and Dean regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Windeatts, 19 High Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NW
  • Bartons.co.uk.limited, 9 Town Quay, The Plains, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5DW

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Buckfastleigh and Dean

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Buckfastleigh and Dean with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Windeatts, 19 High Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NW
  • Bartons.co.uk.limited, 9 Town Quay, The Plains, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5DW

Home buying conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean normally includes the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Buckfastleigh and Dean property searches for the property
  • Assessing draft contract and other documentation forwarded by the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising enquiries with the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Reviewing replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Bovey Tracey
Buckfastleigh
Buckfastleigh and Dean
Totnes
Ivybridge
South Brent

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

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