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Reasons to use our Buckfastleigh conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Buckfastleigh lawyers work in partnership with Buckfastleigh estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 2 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Buckfastleigh conveyancing can become a lot more stressful due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 Over the years Buckfastleigh conveyancer have established excellent connections with Buckfastleigh local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Buckfastleigh.
  • 4 Buckfastleigh conveyancers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Buckfastleigh conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your home move
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Buckfastleigh is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Buckfastleigh since November 2025*

Sale

of semi premises, Plymouth Road, TQ11 0DA completing on 10/12/2025 at a price of £105,000. 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 readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Crest Hill, TQ11 0AN completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £201,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Sale

of flat Plymouth Road TQ11 0DH, at the agreed sum of £195,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of detached residence residence, St Bernards Close, TQ11 0EP completing on 21/11/2025 at a price of £420,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Buckfastleigh

The Buckfastleigh conveyancing firm handling our Buckfastleigh conveyancing has identified a difference between the assumptions in the valuation survey and what is in the legal papers for the property. My lawyer has advised that he is duty bound to ensure that the lender is happy with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s course or action legitimate?

Your conveyancing practitioner must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Buckfastleigh is more expensive?

Buckfastleigh leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

Do I need to pop into the offices of the solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Buckfastleigh so that I can attend their offices if required.

These days conveyancing panel lawyers for banks carry out all of the communications through the post, e-mail or over the phone. This enables them to carry out the conveyancing transaction no matter where you live in the country. Nevertheless you can see if you have the option of going to the offices of your conveyancing lawyer if needed.

What does a local search tell me regarding the house my wife and I buying in Buckfastleigh?

Buckfastleigh conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Searchflow The local search plays a central role in most Buckfastleigh conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Buckfastleigh. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Buckfastleigh of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Due to exchange soon on a basement flat in Buckfastleigh. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Buckfastleigh should include some of the following:

    Specifying your rights in relation to common areas in the building.E.G., does the lease provide for a right of way over a path or staircase? You would want to receive a copy of the lease Are you allowed to have a pet in the flat? The length of the lease term. You should be advised as what happens when the lease ends, and aware of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years Whether the lease restricts you from subletting the flat, or working from home
For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Buckfastleigh please ask your lawyer in ahead of your conveyancing in Buckfastleigh.

I invested in buying a 1st floor flat in Buckfastleigh, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar flats in Buckfastleigh with a long lease are worth £265,000. The ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2101

With 75 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Buckfastleigh regulated by the SRA

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

  • Windeatts, 19 High Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NW
  • Bartons.co.uk.limited, 9 Town Quay, The Plains, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5DW

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Buckfastleigh

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Buckfastleigh with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Windeatts, 19 High Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NW
  • Bartons.co.uk.limited, 9 Town Quay, The Plains, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5DW

Planning law solicitors in Buckfastleigh regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Buckfastleigh with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Buckfastleigh
  • Bartons.co.uk.limited, 9 Town Quay, The Plains, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5DW

Neighboring Locations

Bovey Tracey
Buckfastleigh
Ivybridge
South Brent
Buckfastleigh and Dean
Totnes

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

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