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Examples of recent conveyancing in Ilfracombe since November 2025*

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Disposal

of house property, Lamb Park, EX34 8DH completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £235,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of terraced residence, Langleigh, EX34 8BG completing on 27/11/2025 at a price of £455,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

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Sale

of semi residence, The Shields, EX34 8JX completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £305,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of detached residence residence, Rupertswood Terrace, EX34 9EW completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £245,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ilfracombe

We were just about to exchange contracts for a freehold house in Ilfracombe. We encountered a snag. Our mortgage offer with Accord Mortgages Ltd expires on 27/4/2026 but the owners are putting forward a completion date of 29/4/2026. Can one extend the mortgage offer?

The best person to deal with your question is your solicitors who is in a position to calculate whether they corresponding with the lender, seller’s representatives, estate agents or indeed all three based on the circumstances your conveyancing as of today.

I have just over seventy years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Ilfracombe. Conveyancing solicitors on the Platform panel can deal with such extensions correct?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 25/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :

Minimum 85 years unexpired from completion, except where the mortgage application is pursuant to Platform's participation in the Government's Help to Buy Shared Equity scheme, in which case (a) the unexpired lease term must not be less than 250 years for new-build houses and not less than 125 years for new-build flats and (b) ground rent must be reasonable at all times and any escalation must be linked to RPI (Retail Price Index) or a similar index.

I am purchasing a new build house in Ilfracombe with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not reveal to my lawyer about this side-deal as it would jeopardize my loan with Nottingham Building Society. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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 opted to have a survey completed on a house in Ilfracombe before instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will not grant a mortgage on this type of property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Ilfracombe. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Ilfracombe especially if they are familiar with such properties in Ilfracombe.

Is it simple use the search app to get a quote from a conveyancing solicitor in Ilfracombe on the approved list for my lender?

1st choose a mortgage company such as Barclays , Barnsley Building Society or Barclays Direct then choose your location for instance Ilfracombe. Conveyancing organisations in Ilfracombe and nationally will then be shown.

My solicitors in Ilfracombe have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the bank. Is it case that being on the lender conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?

Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the bank Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the bank directly.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Ilfracombe regulated by the SRA

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

  • Taylors Solicitors, 8 Church Street, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 8HA

Purchase conveyancing in Ilfracombe usually involves the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Ilfracombe searches for the property
  • Considering the draft contract and other documentation collated by the owner’s property lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the seller’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Considering the replies given by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HMLR.

Ilfracombe commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Formation of commercial management companies Comprehensive advice on planning issues Shops,offices,barn conversions, industrial units, commercial trading estates, retail and leisure developments and large residential estates Notices received in respect of alleged breaches of lease

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Ilfracombe
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