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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Bideford’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Bideford.

Reasons to use our Bideford conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Bideford lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Bideford conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your conveyancing
  • 2 Chances are that the other side’s solicitors are located in Bideford - if so sets of conveyancers will be less confrontational
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more personalised service. When using a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Bideford
  • 5 The companies identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bideford since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bideford

We instructed a high street solicitor for our conveyancing in Bideford last week. Reviewing the Terms it is apparent thatI am responsible for costs even where the conveyance does not complete. Should I ditch them and choose a web based firm offering no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Bideford?

Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is available then the fee levels will tend to be be more expensive to counteract the conveyances that abort. Please beware that such offerings generally do not cover expenditure e.g. Bideford conveyancing search charges.

We wanted to use a property lawyer in Bideford for our house purchase. Our broker has since notified us that our mortgage company Yorkshire Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?

Banks tend to imposes restrictions either the category or the number of conveyancing practices on their approved list of lawyers. A common example of such restriction(s) being that a firm must not be a sole practitioner. In addition to restricting the profile of firm, some have reduced the amount of firms they permit to act for them. You should note that Yorkshire Building Society have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Yorkshire Building Society Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the rationalisation of solicitor panels since 2008 even though there are differing opinions concerning the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Data from the Land Registry indicate that thousands of law firms, including some in or near Bideford only carry out a couple conveyances a year.

I have justdiscovered that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Bideford for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Bideford conveyancing specialists.

I opted to have a survey done on a property in Bideford prior to appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some lenders will not issue a loan on this type of property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Bideford. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Bideford to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

Is it possible to swap solicitor as I need to find a firm on the TSB conveyancing panel. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Bideford five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by TSB

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Bideford on the TSB panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Bideford. In utilising search facility on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Bideford.

In searching the internet for the term cheap conveyancing in Bideford it reveals many property lawyersin the vicinity. How do I determine which is the right solicitor for my move?

The ideal way of seeking the right conveyancer is via trusted referral, so ask friends and family who have acquired a property in Bideford or the local estate agent or mortgage broker. Charges for conveyancing in Bideford differ, so it's advisable to secure a minimum of four estimates from different property lawyers. Dont forget to clarify what costs in the quote includes.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bideford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Seldons Llp, 18 The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2HF

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Bideford

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Bideford practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Seldons Llp, 18 The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2HF

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

  • Property lawyer instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Conducting Bideford property searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other documentation prepared the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Submitting enquiries with the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Going through replies given by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where applicable)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

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