My best friend’s step-father is a conveyancing practitioner. I am hopeful that I will receive friends and family rates for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be paying for conveyancing in Torquay?
It’s advisable to get two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this site. You will notice that charges do be different but service levels do are distinct between law firms as is true with most professions.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Torquay. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 27/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Torquay. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Torquay of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build house in Torquay benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the extras as it may adversely affect my mortgage with Barclays . 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 have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one near me in Torquay I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Torquay suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
What does commercial conveyancing in Torquay cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Torquay incorporates a wide array of advice, supplied by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.