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Reasons to use our Wiveliscombe conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Wiveliscombe solicitors work in partnership with Wiveliscombe estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, offering all the advice and support you require
  • 2 Personal touch together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Wiveliscombe home moves can become significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Wiveliscombe property lawyer have established valuable connections with Wiveliscombe local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Wiveliscombe.
  • 4 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved property lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Wiveliscombe registered with the SRA or CLC.
  • 5 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have very good personal connections with Wiveliscombe estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wiveliscombe since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wiveliscombe

It has come to my attention via my financial adviser that my Wiveliscombe solicitor is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be certain that this is indeed the case?

The best course of action for you to take is to contact your Wiveliscombe lawyer directly. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.

We are buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Wiveliscombe who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Wiveliscombe.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Wiveliscombe prior to retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some lenders will refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Wiveliscombe. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Wiveliscombe to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Hoping to buy a property located in Wiveliscombe and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Wiveliscombe. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Wiveliscombe area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Wiveliscombe. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Wiveliscombe for my remortgage. Can I review a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

You can read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training requirements.

If all goes to plan we aim to complete the disposal of our £200,000 garden flat in Wiveliscombe in just under a week. The landlords agents has quoted £336 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Wiveliscombe?

Wiveliscombe conveyancing on leasehold flats usually involves the buyer’s lawyer sending questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is not legally bound to respond to such questions most will be willing to assist. They are at liberty to charge a reasonable charge for answering enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average fee for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some cases it is in excess of £800. The management information fee invoiced by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of rights and obligations in relation to administration charges, otherwise the invoice is technically not due. Reality however dictates that you have little choice but to pay whatever is requested of you should you wish to exchange contracts with the buyer.

Wiveliscombe Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to buying

    Who is in charge of the block? Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? If a Wiveliscombe lease has fewer than 80 years it will impact the marketability of the apartment. It is worth checking with your bank that they are willing to lend given the lease term. A short lease means that you will most likely need a lease extension at some point and it is worth discovering what this would cost. For most Wiveliscombelease extensions you would need to own the premises for two years in order to be entitled to exercise a lease extension.

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Buying a home in Wiveliscombe is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Conveyancer instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Ordering Wiveliscombe searches with respect to the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers prepared the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Submitting questions with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Considering the replies prepared by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (if appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

Domestic conveyancing in Wiveliscombe ordinarily involves the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the property lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering additional enquires from the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions raised by the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and paying off the home loan (where applicable)

Wiveliscombe commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals Land use planning and environmental issues Creating and negotiating new leases Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction) complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of commercial premises Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites

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

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