Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Exeter even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I intend to acquire a shop in Exeter with a mortgage from Halifax?
The service is mainly used to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Exeter but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a few Exeter commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Halifax
My Conveyancer in Exeter is not listed on the Nottingham Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to use my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Nottingham Building Society list of approved lawyers?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Exeter lawyers but Nottingham Building Society will need to retain a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total conveyancing charges as well as result in delays.
- Choose a new lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, obviously checking they are Nottingham Building Society approved.
- Persuade your Nottingham Building Society based solicitor to attempt to join the Nottingham Building Society panel
I require fast conveyancing in Exeter as I am under a deadline to sign on the dotted line in less than one month. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are are a mortgage free purchaser you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no conveyancer would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Exeter the following are examples of issues that can crop up and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
How does conveyancing in Exeter differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Exeter come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because house builders in Exeter usually purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Exeter or who has acted in the same development.
Should I be suspicious about estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting a national conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Exeter conveyancing firm?
As is the case with lots of service providers, often suggestions from relatives can be extremely useful or valuable. But there are numerous players in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and lenders may recommend lawyers to instruct. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there is an underlying commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are at liberty to choose your own lawyer. You need to be aware that many banks operate an approved list of lawyers you are obliged to use for the lender related work in your transaction.
My partner has recommend that I appoint his conveyancing solicitors in Exeter. Should I use them?
No doubt it’s preferable to select a conveyancing lawyer is to have recommendations from friends or relatives who have experience in using the solicitor you're considering.