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Reasons to use our Cornwall conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cornwall solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Cornwall conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 Cornwall property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Cornwall conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Cornwall
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Cornwall property deals can be made significantly more complicated due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 5 Notwithstanding what other sites say it just might be necessary to visit your lawyer to sign legal papers. There are enough parties with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cornwall since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cornwall

Would the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend carry out right to buy conveyancing in Cornwall?

We have identified a number of conveyancing firms who can handle right to buy transactions Do e-mail us with a view to secure a costs calculation.

We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Cornwall who is on the Barclays approved 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 Barclays . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Cornwall.

I bought my house on 12 April and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Cornwall expressed confidence that it should be concluded inside ten days. Are transfers in Cornwall uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Cornwall is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any other parties. At present approximately three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Historically registration takes place after the purchaser is living at the premises therefore 'speed' is not typically an essential issue but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one near me in Cornwall I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Cornwall for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you require a mortgage that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Cornwall. I have chance upon a web site which seems to have the perfect answer If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via email that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

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?

I’m about to sell my basement apartment in Cornwall. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have recently received a half-yearly service charge invoice – what should I do?

The sensible thing to do is clear the service charge as usual given that all rents and maintenance payments should be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I am the registered owner of a leasehold flat in Cornwall, conveyancing having been completed October 2003. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable properties in Cornwall with a long lease are worth £190,000. The ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2087

You have 62 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £17,100 and £19,800 as well as legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Cornwall

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cornwall practicing 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

  • G & I Chisholm, Bree Shute Court, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2JE

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Cornwall?

Licensed Conveyancers deal with the transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Cornwall. When using a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you should:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a speedy, objective and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Cornwall about your conveyancing in Cornwall.

Cornwall commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Land use planning and environmental matters Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions

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Delabole
Tintagel
Camelford
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Bodmin
St Austell
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Fowey
Lostwithiel

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

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