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

Reasons to use our Charmouth conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Charmouth conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Charmouth
  • 2 Charmouth property lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 3 Charmouth lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Charmouth home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 4 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal connections with Charmouth estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative lawyers advise it just might be necessary to visit your conveyancer to execute legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a homemove without having to add the postman into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Charmouth since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Charmouth

Is the fact that my solicitor in Charmouth is not identified on my lender's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the quality of her conveyancing?

That would most likely be an incorrect assumption to make. There are plenty of reasonable explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator revealed 76% of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) lack of transactions (2) the solicitor is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Should you be concerned you should simply call the Charmouth conveyancing firm and ask them why they are no longer on the approved list for your bank.

I am buying a brand new duplex in Charmouth and my lawyer is telling me that she is duty bound to the lender to disclose incentives from the seller. The Estate Agents are hassling me to sign contracts and I have no desire to delay matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

We hope to to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I dropped in a few local practices but am unable to find a Charmouth conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Can you assist?

You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Please choose the building society and type Charmouth or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers offices in Charmouth or near you.

How does conveyancing in Charmouth differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Charmouth approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Charmouth typically acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Charmouth or who has acted in the same development.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business premises in Charmouth and how can you help?

The particular law that you refer to affords security of tenure to business tenants, granting the right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act for protection and handle your commercial conveyancing in Charmouth

We're FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the agent told us that the owners will only go ahead if we appoint their chosen conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a local solicitor used to conveyancing in Charmouth

It is unlikely the sellers are behind this. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to instruct your own,trusted Charmouth conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will earn the estate agent a kickback or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by head office.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Charmouth regulated by the SRA

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

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

Typically, Charmouth conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Charmouth conveyancing searches for the property
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers prepared the seller’s solicitor
  • Submitting enquiries with the vendor’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Assessing replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the home loan (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Charmouth is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the lender (where appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

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