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Top reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Plymouth

  • 1 The Plymouth conveyancing practitioners that are identified are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Plymouth
  • 2 Plymouth solicitors have a crucial edge when it comes to Plymouth conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your sale or purchase
  • 3 The organisations listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 4 Our site is the only site that enables you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Plymouth will be carried out by a law firm on your bank member panel.
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing firms have very good personal connections with Plymouth selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Plymouth since January 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Plymouth

Do the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Plymouth?

There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct personalised exchanges. Do e-mail us to obtain a fee calculation and details as to dates.

Having sold my house in Plymouth last July yet the purchaser is SMS messaging daily to moan that their conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?

Following your disposal your conveyancer should forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where appropriate, your lawyer must also evidence that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements specific conveyancing in Plymouth.

I just bought a flat at auction in Plymouth. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?

Having to in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you should retain a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you will have a fast approaching deadline in which to complete the deal. An auction property will ordinarily have a corresponding auction pack. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the legal papers should contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You should pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that you have funds in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We were going to get a AIP from Kent Reliance this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Plymouth solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Plymouth solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.

I have finally had an offer on a flat in Plymouth accepted, but there is a chain. The sellers have put an offer on somewhere, however it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other apartments in the pipeline. I have instructed a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Plymouth. What do I do now? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Lloyds?

It is normal to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Plymouth conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you must ensure that your solicitor is on the Lloyds approved list. Concerning the next phase this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. In a rising market the majority of purchasers would apply for a home loan with Lloyds and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their solicitor to move forward with searches.

I need some fast conveyancing in Plymouth as I am faced with pressure to sign on the dotted line inside one month. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not getting a home loan you are at free not to have searches carried out although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Plymouth the following are instances of what can arise and adversely impact future mortgageability: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

Just acquired a semi-detached house in Plymouth , how long will it take for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Plymouth conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain that my ownership is recorded.

As far as conveyancing in Plymouth is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any 3rd persons or bodies. Currently in the region of three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the purchaser is living at the property therefore an expedited registration is not usually top priority but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Plymouth before retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to grant a loan on such a house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can investigate further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Plymouth. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Plymouth regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Plymouth with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Plymouth. This should include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Blight Skinnard, 97-99 Fore Street, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6AH
  • Nicholls & Sainsbury, 131-135 Fore Street, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6AB
  • Evans Harvey Limited, 37-39 Morshead Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5AD
  • Fursdon Knapper, 308 St Levan Road, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 1JP
  • Sdl Solicitors, Unit 137, City Business Park, Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BB

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Plymouth regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Plymouth but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Chartahouse Ltd, 10 Mannamead Road, PL4 7AA

Planning law solicitors in Plymouth regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Plymouth specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Bartons.co.uk.limited, 10 The Crescent, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3AB
  • Nash & Co Solicitors Llp, Beaumont House, Beaumont Park, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 9BD
  • Foot Anstey Llp, Salt Quay House, 4 North East Quay, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0BN

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