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Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
Our site is the only site that enables you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean will be conducted by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
Property lawyer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Buckfastleigh and Dean estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
Buckfastleigh and Dean property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
Regardless other sites say it could be necessary to visit your conveyancer to sign contracts. There are various parties with engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to include Royal Mail into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean since December 2024*

Transfer

of semi property, Furlong Close, TQ11 0ER completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £295,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of terraced property, , TQ9 6AN completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £592,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of apartment TQ9 6FE, at buying amount of £460,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Conveyance

of apartment East Street TQ13 7AZ, acquired for £100,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean? Is this really necessary?

It is indeed that case that the requirement set out by your solicitor has nothing to do with conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean. Nowadays you will not be able to proceed with any conveyancing process if you have not supplying evidence of your identity. This usually takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence as well as a council tax bill. Please note that if you are supplying your driving licence as proof of ID it must be both the paper element as well as the photo card part, one is not acceptable without the other.

Verification of your source of monies is required in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations. Please do not be offended when when this is requested of you as your conveyancing solicitor will need to have this information on record. Your Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing solicitor will need to see evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any money from you into their client account and they will also ask further questions concerning the source of monies.

Our mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Buckfastleigh and Dean but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Buckfastleigh and Dean round the corner to me. Can you assist?

It is by no means the case that all Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing practices are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make use of the above find an approved solicitor tool to find a Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing solicitor on the on the lender panel.

What can a local search inform me concerning the house my wife and I buying in Buckfastleigh and Dean?

Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Onsearch The local search plays a central part in most Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject areas.

five months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Buckfastleigh and Dean for my house move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

You can find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor call for training reasons.

Our solicitor in Buckfastleigh and Dean has discovered a a problem with the lease for the property we are buying in Buckfastleigh and Dean. The other side have put forward title insurance as a solution. We are content with insurance and will cover the costs. Our lawyer says that as he is on the lender conveyancing panel he must be satisfied that the lender is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the bank?

Just because you have a mortgage offer from the bank does not mean to say that the property will be meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Requirements. You and the bank are the client. The appropriate lender requirements must be adhered to by the mortgage company conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and the lender

Last updated 28/03/2025

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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Buckfastleigh and Dean regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Buckfastleigh and Dean specialising in commercial conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit

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

Typically, Buckfastleigh and Dean conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

Solicitor instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
Investigating the title unregistered or registered
Undertaking Buckfastleigh and Dean property searches with respect to the property
Considering the draft sale agreement and other documentation prepared the seller’s conveyancer
Submitting questions with the owner’s conveyancer
Negotiating the purchase contract
Reviewing replies given by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
Dealing with the registration procedures for the purchase and the home loan (if relevant) at the HMLR.

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.