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Lyme Regis Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of cases in Lyme Regis that are buy to let is 33%
  • 2 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Lyme Regis is 33% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 3 92% freehold and 8% leasehold conveyancing in Lyme Regis for this year to date
  • 4 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £15,789
  • 5 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lyme Regis since January 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lyme Regis

Souldusing a Lyme Regis conveyancing practice make the ownership transfer smoother?

Existing third party relationships are another important factor to consider when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Lyme Regis conveyancers often have connections with mortgage brokers and agents, local authorities, surveyors and other law firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Having years of experience in the local area also helps too.

I am purchasing a property for cash in Lyme Regis. I have lived for the previous twelve years in Lyme Regis. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Lyme Regis conveyancing searches are optional. Your conveyancer will try and steer you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but she is duty bound to do this. One thing to take into account; if you are intend to sell the house one day, it could be of importance to your prospective buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with apparent issues can still throw up negative search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Lyme Regis should provide you some constructive guidance in this regard.

I own a renovated Edwardian property in Lyme Regis. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and HSBC Bank. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. Is it worth asking HSBC Bank to clarify?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Lyme Regis and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.

I am looking for a flat up to £305k and identified one near me in Lyme Regis I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Lyme Regis in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

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At this site obtain a fixed fee costs illustration from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that appreciates the nuances for your conveyancing in Lyme Regis. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we do not operate kick-back deals with solicitors. Many agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm that pays the most kickback, rather than the best value conveyancing in Lyme Regis

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Lyme Regis. Before I get started I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Lyme Regis - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I own a basement flat in Lyme Regis, conveyancing formalities finalised July 2004. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent flats in Lyme Regis with over 90 years remaining are worth £190,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease ends on 21st October 2086

With just 62 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £17,100 and £19,800 plus legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Lyme Regis regulated by the SRA

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

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

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Lyme Regis

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lyme Regis specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

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

Lyme Regis commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Property finance transactions, including sale and leaseback Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Granting a licence to assign, sublet or carry out works Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Industrial and warehouse premises complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises

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

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