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Reasons to use our St Austell conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 St Austell lawyer are the linchpin to a successful St Austell home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in St Austell regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 The St Austell conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in St Austell
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in St Austell
  • 5 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers are based in St Austell - if so sets of solicitors will be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Austell since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Austell

Would the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service perform conveyancing in St Austell by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out personalised exchanges. You should contact us to receive a costs illustration and details as to dates.

Various online forums that I have frequented warn that are a common cause of delay in St Austell conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in St Austell.

Have completed on a a detached house in St Austell , how long will it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my proprietorship? My St Austell conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be sure the land registry aspects are dealt with.

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in St Austell registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any 3rd persons or bodies. As of today approximately three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Registration takes place once the new owner is living at the property so post completion formalities is not typically an essential issue but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers can contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in St Austell in advance of instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a mortgage on this type of home.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in St Austell. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in St Austell to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

I own a leasehold house in St Austell. Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in St Austell who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to instruct a St Austell conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I bought a leasehold flat in St Austell, conveyancing having been completed April 2010. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding flats in St Austell with a long lease are worth £179,000. The ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2082

With 57 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £26,600 and £30,800 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.

Do online conveyancing companies undertake everything a high street St Austell solicitor does or do I still need to employ a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in St Austell?

Where you instruct an online conveyancer they should cover all the tasks your St Austell solicitor would cover.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Austell regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in St Austell with expertise in commercial conveyancing in St Austell. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Charles French & Co Limited, 9a Fore Street, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5PX
  • Brains Solicitors, Sydney House, 44 South Street, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5BN
  • Coodes Llp, St Austell Business Park, Carclaze, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4FD

Planning law solicitors in St Austell regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Austell specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Coodes Llp, St Austell Business Park, Carclaze, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4FD

Residential conveyancing in St Austell usually involves the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering St Austell conveyancing searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other papers prepared the seller’s lawyer
  • Submitting questions with the vendor’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Considering the replies prepared by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (where relevant) at the Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Cornwall
Bodmin
Lostwithiel
St Columb
St Austell
Fowey
Par
Mevagissey

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

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