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Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Devon

  • 1 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Devon has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 2 There is a distinct possibility the the lawyers for the other party are based in Devon - if so both parties are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 This site is the first site that enables you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Devon will be carried out by a law firm on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 4 Our site offers most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Devon regulated and authorised by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 Devon solicitors work in conjunction with Devon estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible

Examples of recent conveyancing in Devon since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Devon

What is the best way to check that the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Devon is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for The Royal Bank of Scotland thus paying £175.00 in another set of legal charges.

Please do make the most of the search tool on this page. Pick the lender and type ‘Devon’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer based in Devon or by proximity to you.

What does a local search tell me regarding the house I am purchasing in Devon?

Devon conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Searchflow The local search is essential in every Devon conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable 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 thirteen subject headings.

I'm buying a new build house in Devon benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my lawyer about the deal as it will impact my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Devon is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Devon are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Devon you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Devon may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

What does commercial conveyancing in Devon cover?

Devon conveyancing for business premises incorporates a wide array of guidance, given by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. 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 leases 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.

We are soon to buying a apartment in Devon. Could the conveyancing practitioner keep the amount we are are buying for a secret from the likes of Nestoria. what can I do to make sure this is not disclosed?

HMLR by statute are required to specify price sold data on the official title for residential properties countrywide including properties in Devon. The register of ownership is an open document, so HMLR would be breaching their statutory duty if they failed to grant access to the register.

You can make a request of HMLR to withhold the amount paid entry but the answer will be in the negative.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Devon regulated by the SRA

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

  • Robert Wilson Solicitors, West Hill House, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SR

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Devon regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Devon practicing in commercial conveyancing in Devon. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Robert Wilson Solicitors, West Hill House, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SR

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Devon regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Devon but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Conveyancing South West, Fradornic, EX20 3SA

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