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

Logical reasons to let us help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located hundreds of kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Dartmouth
  • 2 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal links with Dartmouth selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 There is a strong possibility the other side’s solicitors are located in Dartmouth - if so both parties will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 4 No matter what any other on-line conveyancers inform you it may be important to visit your conveyancer to sign documents. There are enough parties engaged in a homemove without having to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 5 Excellent communication together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Dartmouth property deals can be made a lot more stressful due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dartmouth since August 2023*

Transfer

of apartment North Embankment TQ6 9PW, at sale price of £510,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of house property, Northford Road, TQ6 9EP completing on 23/08/2023 at a price of £315,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Conveyance

of apartment Warfleet Creek Road TQ6 9GH, acquired for £459,950. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of detached residence property, Follafield Park, TQ5 0AD completing on 04/09/2023 at a price of £310,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, securing official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dartmouth

Me and my fiance are hoping to acquire a 3 bedroom flat in Dartmouth with a mortgage. We like our Dartmouth conveyancer, however the bank advise she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the lender panel firms or retain our Dartmouth property lawyer as well as pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. We consider that this is unjust; is there anything we can do?

Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your Dartmouth conveyancing solicitor to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.

We just had an offer accepted to purchase with Melton Mowbray Building Society. We have called around locally yet cant to find a Dartmouth conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society panel. Could you help?

Feel free to make the most of the search tool on this web page. Pick the building society and type Dartmouth or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer based in Dartmouth or nearest you.

I am purchasing a new build house in Dartmouth with a mortgage from Virgin Money. The sellers would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not to tell my solicitor about the side-deal as it could affect my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Dartmouth is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Dartmouth are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Dartmouth may ascertain 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 property.

How do I use your search tool to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth on the panel for my lender?

1st choose a bank such as Santander, Coventry Building Society or Alliance & Leicester then type in your location for example Dartmouth. Conveyancing organisations in Dartmouth and across England and Wales should be listed.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but live in Dartmouth. My solicitor (approximately 260 kilometers awayneeds me to execute a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth to attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Dartmouth based

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dartmouth regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Dartmouth practicing in commercial conveyancing in Dartmouth. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Roger Richards, 10 Churston Broadway, Dartmouth Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6LE
  • Brixlaw Limited, 3 Bolton Street, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9DA
  • Knapman & Co, Dendy House, 16 Dendy Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5DB
  • Michael W Pipe, Geneva House, 10 Dendy Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5DB
  • Gowmans, 65 Hyde Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5BT

Domestic in Dartmouth 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
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Ordering Dartmouth searches with respect to the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other papers received from the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Submitting enquiries with the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Considering the replies prepared by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where relevant)
  • 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 of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the Land Registry.

Dartmouth commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    Offices, shops or industrial units Comprehensive advice on planning issues Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Formation of commercial management companies General advice on title or other property issues

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

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