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Examples of recent conveyancing in Barnstaple since January 2025*

Transfer

of house property, Meteor Walk, EX32 7HY completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £222,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Sale

of semi premises, Woodland Close, EX32 0EG completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £335,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title

Sale

of terraced residence, Fairlynch Close, EX33 1JB completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £107,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Barnstaple

The owners have rather assertive vendors who has insisted on a exclusivity contract with a payment of 5k. Are such agreements sensible?

Exclusivity agreements are contracts between a home seller and purchaser giving the buyer exclusive rights to purchase the property within an agreed time frame. For all intents and purposes, an exclusivity is a document stating that you will have a contract at a later time which is the contract for the actual sale. It is generally used for buyer confidence though in some cases, the vendor may enjoy an upside from such agreements as well. There are various positives and negatives to using them but you need to check with your lawyer but note that it may end up incurring extra in conveyancing fees. In light of this these agreements are unusual when it comes to conveyancing in Barnstaple.

I am selling my house in Barnstaple. Will the conveyancing practitioner need to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently currently.

We are buying a apartment in Barnstaple. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? On completion day we have to send funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Are all Barnstaple Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the RBS conveyancing panel?

A selection of banks and building societies now use CQS as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.

My husband and I have arranged the release of further monies on our mortgage from Leeds Building Society as we wish to conduct a loft conversion to our house in Barnstaple. Do we need to choose a nearby Barnstaple solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Leeds Building Society would not normally require a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Leeds Building Society panel.

Just bought a detached house in Barnstaple , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Barnstaple conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be sure that my ownership is registered.

As far as conveyancing in Barnstaple is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary according to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry need to notify any 3rd parties. Currently approximately 80% of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer delays. Registration is effected after the new owner is living at the premises so post completion formalities is not typically an essential issue but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Barnstaple is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Barnstaple are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Barnstaple you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Barnstaple may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

How simple is it to use the search app to select a conveyancing practitioner in Barnstaple on the authorised to act for my lender?

Step one is to choose a mortgage company such as Barclays , Coventry Building Society or Bank of Ireland then specify your preferred area a common one being Barnstaple. Conveyancing firms in Barnstaple and across England and Wales will then be identified.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Barnstaple regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Barnstaple specialising in commercial conveyancing in Barnstaple. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Brewer Harding & Rowe Solicitors Llp, 1 The Square, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8LS
  • Slee Blackwell Solicitors Llp, 10 Cross Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BA
  • Samuels, 18 Alexandra Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8BA
  • Toller Beattie Llp, Devonshire House, Riverside Road, Pottington Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1QN
  • Taylors Solicitors, 4 The Square, Braunton, Devon, EX33 2JD

Planning law solicitors in Barnstaple regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Barnstaple practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Slee Blackwell Solicitors Llp, 10 Cross Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BA
  • Samuels, 18 Alexandra Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8BA
  • Toller Beattie Llp, Devonshire House, Riverside Road, Pottington Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1QN

Domestic conveyancing in Barnstaple usually includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Barnstaple property searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers supplied by the owner’s lawyer
  • Submitting questions with the vendor’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Examining replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer 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 appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the home loan (where relevant) at the HMLR.

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Ilfracombe
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Braunton
Barnstaple
Bideford
Torrington
Umberleigh

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

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