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  • 1 Axminster property lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 We are the UKs most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Axminster regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Axminster
  • 4 Experience means that Axminster conveyancer have developed excellent links with Axminster local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your home move in Axminster.
  • 5 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Axminster has a number to choose from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Axminster since January 2025*

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Transfer

of house premises, , TA20 4QJ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £166,500. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of detached residence residence, Boswell Way, EX12 2EZ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £350,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of detached residence residence, Duck Lane, TA20 2ES completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £145,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Axminster

Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site handle attended exchange conveyancing in Axminster?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Do call us to receive a fee calculation and details as to dates.

What is the first thing I need to know regarding purchase conveyancing in Axminster?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Axminster and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of opportunity for conflict between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. E.g., the vendor, property agent and on occasion a lender. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Axminster should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the transaction whose responsibility is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a distinct creep of a "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your conveyancer ahead of the other players in the home moving process.

My wife and I have a terraced Georgian house in Axminster. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Yorkshire Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Axminster and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who completed the work.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Axminster I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Axminster for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you require a mortgage that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.

How easy is it to swap firm as I have to appoint one who is on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Axminster round the corner but she is not approved by Lloyds TSB Bank

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Axminster on the Lloyds TSB Bank panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Axminster. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can scrutinise fees for conveyancing solicitors in Axminster and beyond.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a residence in Newport but live in Axminster. My lawyer (based 260 kilometers from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Axminster to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Axminster

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Axminster regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Axminster but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Scott Rowe Limited, Chard Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5DS
  • Milford & Dormor, Silver Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5AJ
  • Beviss & Beckingsale, Law Chambers, Silver Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5AH

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Axminster

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Axminster practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Scott Rowe Limited, Chard Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5DS
  • Milford & Dormor, Silver Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5AJ
  • Beviss & Beckingsale, Law Chambers, Silver Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5AH

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

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Conducting Axminster conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other papers received from the owner’s conveyancer
  • Submitting enquiries with the seller’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Assessing replies prepared by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser 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 completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the buyer and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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