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Reasons to use our Crewkerne conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Crewkerne conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Crewkerne
  • 2 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s lawyers are based in Crewkerne - if so both parties will be familiar
  • 3 Crewkerne property lawyers work in partnership with Crewkerne estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the aim of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 4 Using a high street Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Personal touch and pure property expertise are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Crewkerne home moves can be made a lot more complicated due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Crewkerne since January 2025*

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Disposal

of semi-detached property, Broadway, TA16 5QG completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £335,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

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Transfer

of semi residence, School Lane, TA19 0QD completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £258,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Disposal

of semi-detached premises, Blackspur Cottages, TA14 6SW completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £325,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Sale

of semi-detached residence, Blackdown View, TA19 0BG completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £387,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Crewkerne

We were just about to sign contracts for a freehold house in Crewkerne. We encountered a stumbling block. Our mortgage offer with TSB runs out on 18/6/2025 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 20/6/2025. Is it possible to extend the mortgage offer?

The person best placed to deal with your issue is your solicitors who will assess if they corresponding with the mortgage broker, seller’s solicitors, selling agents or possibly all three based on the circumstances your transaction to date.

Having sold my house in Crewkerne last November yet the purchaser is SMS messaging every few hours to say her lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

Following your disposal your lawyer should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also evidence that the mortgage has been redeemed to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Crewkerne.

I am buying a terraced house in Crewkerne. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Crewkerne you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Crewkerne.

Will my lawyer be asking questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Crewkerne.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Crewkerne. Plenty of people will acquire a house in Crewkerne, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Lawyers are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, however there are a number of checks that can be undertaken by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should figure out the risks in Crewkerne. The standard property information forms given to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard question of the seller to find out if the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not notified by the owner, then a purchaser could commence a legal claim for losses as a result of such an inaccurate response. A purchaser’s lawyers should also conduct an environmental report. This will higlight whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be carried out.

What does commercial conveyancing in Crewkerne cover?

Crewkerne conveyancing for business premises covers a broad array of guidance, given by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment 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.

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the agent informed us that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's recommended lawyers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Crewkerne

It is unlikely the sellers are behind this. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your own,trusted Crewkerne conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will earn their negotiator at the agency a kickback or hit his conveyancing targets set by head office.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Crewkerne regulated by the SRA

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

  • Mrw Law Limited, 2 Church Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7HR
  • Stokes Partners Llp, Kingfisher House, Market Square, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7LH
  • Kitson & Trotman, The Champions, Hogsill Street, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3AN

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Crewkerne

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Crewkerne with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Mrw Law Limited, 2 Church Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7HR
  • Stokes Partners Llp, Kingfisher House, Market Square, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7LH
  • Kitson & Trotman, The Champions, Hogsill Street, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3AN

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

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding purchasing and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Crewkerne. When using a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Have a high quality of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a swift, independent and comprehensive service when if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Crewkerne.

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

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