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Reasons to use our Ivybridge conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 This site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Ivybridge will be conducted by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 2 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Ivybridge governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Ivybridge
  • 4 Over the years Ivybridge property lawyer have established very good working relationships with Ivybridge local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Ivybridge.
  • 5 The companies shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ivybridge since December 2022*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ivybridge

My god-son is purchasing a house that has just been built in Ivybridge with a mortgage from Virgin Money. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Virgin Money conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

It is a dozen years since I purchased my home in Ivybridge. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I am unable to locate my deeds. Is this a problem?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be kept by your lender or they could be archived with the lawyers who acted in the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Ivybridge relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

Me and my partner are buying a flat in Ivybridge. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? On completion day we will need to send money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

My father informed me that in purchasing a property in Ivybridge there may be a number of restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external changes to the property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Ivybridge which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Ivybridge should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Coventry BS have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a flat in Ivybridge has been agreed to, what are the next steps?

The estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Contact Coventry BS or your broker and finalise any outstanding paperwork. Coventry BS will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to book a slot for the valuation to occur. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week to receive the mortgage offer. Coventry BS will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Ivybridge.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house can not be found. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Ivybridge 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?

Gone are the days when you need to have the physical original deeds to prove you are the owner of your registered land or premises, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Ivybridge for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

You may find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.

I am employed by a long established estate agent office in Ivybridge where we have experienced a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Ivybridge conveyancing solicitors. Could you clarify whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the buyer?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

I inherited a 2 bed flat in Ivybridge, conveyancing having been completed 9 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable flats in Ivybridge with over 90 years remaining are worth £197,000. The ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease expires on 21st October 2078

With just 55 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £31,400 and £36,200 plus costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Ivybridge

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Ivybridge practicing 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

  • Kings - Solicitors, 24 Fore Street, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9AB

Residential conveyancing in Ivybridge almost always comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering further questions from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions raised by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if appropriate)

Ivybridge commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Comprehensive advice on planning issues Drafting and approving option agreements Extension of leases Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks.

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

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