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Reasons to use our Exeter conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Exeter lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Exeter conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your sale or purchase
  • 2 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers have offices in Exeter - if so both parties will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Exeter is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Exeter solicitors work in conjunction with Exeter estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress all the way along
  • 5 Excellent communication together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Exeter conveyancing can be made significantly more complicated due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Exeter since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Exeter

Finally, a mortgage offer from HSBC for the refinancing of my 2 bedroom flat is expected imminently. Are you able to put forward a cheap conveyancing lawyer in Exeter?

You have arrived at the wrong site to search for cut-price fees for conveyancing solicitors in Exeter. We can offer you affordable conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Do not be fooled by brokers offering the bait of low cost conveyancing in Exeter. Optimistically, in going for cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst you will end up with a hefty uplift in extras and still not get the service required.

We hope to to buy with Earl Shilton BS. I went into a couple of local solicitors yet am unable to find a Exeter conveyancing firm on the Earl Shilton BS panel. Could you help?

Please do make the most of the search tool on this site. Please choose the building society and type Exeter or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer based in Exeter or nearest you.

What does a local search reveal concerning the property my wife and I buying in Exeter?

Exeter conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for instance Searchflow The local search is essential in every Exeter conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (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 sections.

How does conveyancing in Exeter differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Exeter contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is finished. This is because builders in Exeter usually buy the site, 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Exeter or who has acted in the same development.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and found one near me in Exeter I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 51 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Exeter in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

Should you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a property in Cardiff but I am based in Exeter. My conveyancer (approximately 300 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Exeter to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Exeter based

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Exeter

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Exeter with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Stephens Scown Llp, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1RS
  • Prydis Legal Limited, Southgate House, 59 Magdalen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4HY
  • Morgan Pope Ltd, 22 Cathedral Yard, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1HB
  • Crosse & Crosse Solicitors Llp, 13-15 Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1PL
  • Ford Simey Llp, The Senate, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1UG

Planning law solicitors in Exeter regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Exeter with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Stephens Scown Llp, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1RS
  • Graham Gover Ltd, 10 Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1JG
  • Tozers Llp, Broadwalk House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1UA
  • Veitch Penny Llp, 1 Manor Court, Dix's Field, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1UP
  • Michelmores Llp, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5WR

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

    Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of commercial premises Comprehensive advice on planning issues Industrial and warehouse premises Options and guarantees Dealing with notices received or to be served pursuant to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

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