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Ivybridge Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of day for registration of title in Ivybridge
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 3 Percentage of cases in Ivybridge that are buy to let is 10%
  • 4 199 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Ivybridge
  • 5 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while June was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Ivybridge

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ivybridge since January 2025*

Sale

of detached residence premises, Oaktree Close, PL21 9RJ completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £450,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of terraced premises, Hill Crest, PL21 9LS completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £275,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of terraced residence, Brownston Street, PL21 0RG completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £265,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of terraced property, Almond Drive, PL7 2WY completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £460,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ivybridge

My partner and I have just acquired a house in Ivybridge. We have noticed several issues with the house which we suspect were missed in the conveyancing searches. Is there anything we can do? What searches should? have been conducted for conveyancing in Ivybridge?

It is not clear from the question as to the nature of the problems and if they are relate to conveyancing in Ivybridge. Conveyancing searches and investigations initiated during the legal transfer of property are supposed to help avoid problems. As part of the legal transfer of property, a property owner answers a questionnaire known as a Seller’s Property Information Form. answers ends up being misleading, then you may have a claim against the owner for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Ivybridge.

It is a dozen years since I bought my property in Ivybridge. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to find my title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be retained by your lender or they could be archived with the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Ivybridge relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more problematic but is resolvable.

Do I need to have a meeting at the offices of the solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Ivybridge so that I can pop in to their offices when needed.

Whereas this was necessary ten years ago, the vast majority mortgage companies no longer oblige their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide identification documents and there are still manifest benefits to choosing a locally based practitioner, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Ivybridge.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Ivybridge 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

Gone are the days when you need to have the physical official documentation to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

How straightforward is it to use the search facility to find a conveyancing lawyer in Ivybridge on the approved list for my lender?

1st pick a mortgage company such as Nationwide Building Society, Chelsea Building Society or Alliance & Leicester then choose your preferred area such as Ivybridge. Conveyancing organisations in Ivybridge and further afield will then be identified.

Can I discover who owns a property in Ivybridge?

Provided the premises is registered with HMLR, and you have sufficient information of the address of the property, you will be able to view details from the HMLR of the recorded proprietor for a a minimal charge.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Ivybridge regulated by the SRA

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

  • Kings - Solicitors, 24 Fore Street, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9AB
  • Clark & Weeks, 85-89 Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2AA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Ivybridge

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ivybridge practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Kings - Solicitors, 24 Fore Street, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9AB

Sale conveyancing in Ivybridge usually consists of the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the owners on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated papers
  • Submitting draft papers to the lawyer acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to additional questions from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the seller, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (where relevant)

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

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