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Examples of recent conveyancing in Gunnislake since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Gunnislake

I am the registered owner of a freehold property in Gunnislake but nevertheless charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Gunnislake and has limited impact for conveyancing in Gunnislake but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of new rentcharges post 1977.

Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.

We're in Gunnislake, First time buyers buying with a mortgage (lender is Co-operative , and our lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I am due to move house in January. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Gunnislake. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen prior to coming across your site.

On the afternoon of completion you can collect the keys from the property agent but this should only occur after the previous owners solicitors inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. You will need to tell the removal men that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a particular removal company but can help you find a conveyancing in Gunnislake or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in Gunnislake.

I am the single recipient of my late father’s will and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Gunnislake. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in September. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be considered the same way as though I had purchased the house in September. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be affected by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this requirement is principally there to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

Is it the case that all Gunnislake solicitor practices on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Coventry BS approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be regulated by the CLC.

I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when buying a property in Gunnislake? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance to the chancel within the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Gunnislake?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Gunnislake to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Gunnislake. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Gunnislake

    Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

Should I be worried if there is an issue with one of the searches for my conveyancing in Gunnislake?

Ordinarily, almost all concerns disclosed in Gunnislake conveyancing search responses can be handled prior to completion or title insurance can be obtained. It is crucial to remember that even though you may be purchasing the property and may be content to accept the search results, your building society or bank may not, and when all said and done they have the final say.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Gunnislake regulated by the SRA

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

  • Goodman King Solicitors Ltd, 1 Canal Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AR
  • Chilcotts Law Ltd, 10 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AY
  • Blight Broad & Skinnard, 1 George Place, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7JH

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Gunnislake regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Gunnislake but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • H & C Law & Property Group, 4 Fore Street, PL18 9BN

Typically, Gunnislake conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the lawyer acting for the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions prepared by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if relevant)

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

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