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Reasons to use our Wiveliscombe conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Solicitor conveyancing firms have excellent personal links with Wiveliscombe estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Personal touch and a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Wiveliscombe property deals can be made a lot more protracted because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 3 Wiveliscombe lawyer are the key to a successful Wiveliscombe conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 4 This site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Wiveliscombe will be conducted by a law firm on your lender’s approved panel.
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that Wiveliscombe solicitor have established valuable working relationships with Wiveliscombe local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your home move in Wiveliscombe.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wiveliscombe since December 2024*

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Disposal

of detached residence residence, The Barton, TA4 2HP completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £310,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title

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Disposal

of semi premises, Fore Street, TA4 1JX completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £275,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Sale

of detached residence property, Fore Street, TA4 1JX completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £516,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges

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Sale

of semi premises, , TA21 0BL completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £540,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wiveliscombe

I am purchasing a property mortgage free in Wiveliscombe. I have lived for the previous Seventeen years in Wiveliscombe. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I know the road and vicinity very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Wiveliscombe conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will try and steer you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he has a professional duty to take that path of guidance. One thing to take into account; if you are likely to sell the house at a future date, it may be of relevance to your future buyer what the searches disclose. There are plenty of instances where houses with apparent issues can still reveal detrimental search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Wiveliscombe will provide you some practical advice concerning this.

It has been four months since my purchase conveyancing in Wiveliscombe completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Wiveliscombe prior to instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend not grant a loan on such a premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Wiveliscombe. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Wiveliscombe especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Wiveliscombe.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Wiveliscombe for my house move. Is there any facility to see a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

Anyone can read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

Expecting to sign contracts shortly on a basement flat in Wiveliscombe. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Wiveliscombe should include some of the following:

    What remedies are open the freeholder should you are in breach of your lease terms? Information as to the provision in the lease to pay service charges - with regard to both the building, and the more general rights a lessee has Does the lease require carpeting throughout thus preventing wood flooring? Specifying your legal entitlements in relation to the communal areas in the building.E.G., does the lease permit a right of way over an accessway or staircase?
For a comprehensive list of information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Wiveliscombe please enquire of your lawyer in ahead of your conveyancing in Wiveliscombe.

Wiveliscombe Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying

    Is there a share of the freehold? Who takes responsibility for maintaining and repairing the building? The answer will be useful as a) areas can cause problems in the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate where repairs remain unpaid b) if the tenants have a dispute with the running of the building you will wish to have all the details

I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the mortgage company approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the bank solicitor panel.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Wiveliscombe?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding purchasing and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Wiveliscombe. If using a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your transaction dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Have a high quality of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a timeous, independent and comprehensive service if if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Wiveliscombe.

Typically, Wiveliscombe conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking Wiveliscombe conveyancing searches for the title
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other documentation supplied by the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising questions with the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Considering the replies supplied by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up 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 formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

Sale conveyancing in Wiveliscombe normally entails the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the lawyer representing the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional questions from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions prepared by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

Neighboring Locations

Minehead
 Watchet
Williton
 Nether Stowey
Wiveliscombe
Bishops Lydeard
Wellington

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

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