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Reasons to use our Exeter conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The firms identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 2 The accumulation of transactions means that Exeter lawyer have developed valuable working relationships with Exeter local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Exeter.
  • 3 Exeter conveyancers work in conjunction with Exeter estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, offering all the legal expertise and help you need
  • 4 Lawyer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal links with Exeter estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Excellent communication together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Exeter conveyancing can be made significantly more stressful as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Exeter since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Exeter

My partner and I have lately purchased a property in Exeter. We have since encountered a number of problems with the property which we consider were overlooked in the conveyancing searches. Is there anything we can do? Can you clarify the nature of searches that needed to have been conducted as part of conveyancing in Exeter?

It is not clear from the question as what problems have arisen and if they are unique to conveyancing in Exeter. Conveyancing searches and due diligence initiated during the buying process are carried out to help avoid problems. As part of the legal transfer of property, a property owner fills in a document referred to as a SPIF. If the information turns out to be inaccurate, you could possibly take legal action against the seller for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Exeter.

How up to date is your database of Exeter solicitors on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? Do Clydesdale send you an updated list?

Exeter conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Clydesdale directly.

Our lender has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Exeter but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Exeter round the corner to me. Can you help?

Not all Exeter conveyancing solicitors are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to identify a Exeter conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.

I am helping my sister sell her flat in Exeter. Does the solicitor order an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

After the demise of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was retained a mandatory component of selling a property. An energy performance certificate must be commissioned before the property is put on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Exeter conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with reputable local energy assessors

A colleague pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Exeter there may be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Exeter which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Exeter should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Clydesdale have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Exeter has been accepted, what are the next steps?

Your estate agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (be sure the lawyers are on the bank’s panel). Call up Clydesdale or your financial adviser and finalise any appropriate paperwork. Clydesdale will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to arrange a time for the valuation to happen. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes approximately ten days for the mortgage offer to be issued. Clydesdale will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Exeter.

My colleague advised me that if I am buying in Exeter I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Exeter conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Exeter around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Exeter.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Exeter I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Exeter suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Exeter regulated by the SRA

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

  • Dudman Shaw Ltd, The Gallery, Kings Wharf, The Quay, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4AN
  • Stephens Scown Llp, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1RS
  • Prydis Legal Limited, Southgate House, 59 Magdalen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4HY
  • Morgan Pope Ltd, 22 Cathedral Yard, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1HB
  • Crosse & Crosse Solicitors Llp, 13-15 Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1PL

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Exeter

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Exeter with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Stephens Scown Llp, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1RS
  • Prydis Legal Limited, Southgate House, 59 Magdalen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4HY
  • Morgan Pope Ltd, 22 Cathedral Yard, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1HB
  • Crosse & Crosse Solicitors Llp, 13-15 Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1PL
  • Ford Simey Llp, The Senate, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1UG

Planning law solicitors in Exeter regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Exeter practicing in planning law. This may include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Stephens Scown Llp, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1RS
  • Graham Gover Ltd, 10 Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1JG
  • Tozers Llp, Broadwalk House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1UA
  • Veitch Penny Llp, 1 Manor Court, Dix's Field, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1UP
  • Michelmores Llp, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5WR

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