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Reasons to use our Lynton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 This site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Lynton will be conducted by a conveyancer on your bank conveyancing panel.
  • 2 The practices shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 3 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Lynton selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s conveyancers are located in Lynton - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be familiar
  • 5 The Lynton conveyancing firms that are identified are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Lynton

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lynton since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lynton

What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Lynton?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Lynton or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the home moving process. For example, the seller, property agent and even potentially the mortgage company. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Lynton is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose interest is to look after your legal interests and to keep you safe.

Sometimes a third party with a vested interest may attempt to sway you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For instance, the property agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your solicitor is slow. Or your mortgage broker may advise you to do something that is contrary to your solicitors recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

We are selling our flat in Lynton. Does my conveyancer need to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.

My aunt informed me that in buying a property in Lynton there may be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to a property. Is this right?

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

I have been told by my conveyancer that flying freehold insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Lynton?

The right level of flying freehold indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Birmingham Midshires and The Royal Bank of Scotland. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.

I am expecting a OIP from Leeds Building Society this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Leeds Building Society recommend any Lynton solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Lynton solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Leeds Building Society through the process.

I own a semi-detached Georgian property in Lynton. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Barnsley Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to 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 owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Lynton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.

I am purchasing a new build house in Lynton with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not disclose to my conveyancer about the side-deal as it could impact my loan with Godiva Mortgages Ltd. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Lynton for my purchase. Can I see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone may search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Lynton?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Lynton. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your transaction dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Be supplied with a speedy, independent and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Lynton about your conveyancing in Lynton.

Sale conveyancing in Lynton almost always entails the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated papers
  • Sending draft papers to the property lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to supplemental queries from the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and repaying the mortgage (if appropriate)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Lynton almost always involves the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the mortgage company (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

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

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