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Main reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Okehampton

  • 1 Personal touch together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Okehampton property deals can be made significantly more protracted as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Okehampton conveyancers have a significant advantage when it comes to Okehampton conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your sale or purchase
  • 3 The Okehampton conveyancing practitioners that we work with are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Okehampton
  • 4 The companies identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based many kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Okehampton

Examples of recent conveyancing in Okehampton since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Okehampton

It may have been a long time coming a mortgage offer from HSBC for the remortgage of my 3 bedroom maisonette is coming by the end of next week. Are you able to suggest a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Okehampton?

You have come to the wrong place to search for the lowest fares for conveyancing solicitors in Okehampton. We can offer you cost effective conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint organisations offering the bait of ninety nine pound conveyancing in Okehampton. In your best case scenario, in choosing a lawyer for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you paying a lot in additional fees and still not receive the service you were looking for.

Would the conveyancing lawyers to be found on your site handle auction conveyancing in Okehampton?

There are a few auction lawyers we can put you in touch with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Okehampton is one of our locations in which our lawyers are based.

My Solicitor in Okehampton is not listed on the Platform Home Loans Ltd Conveyancing Panel. Can I still continue with my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Platform Home Loans Ltd approved list?

Your options are as follows:

  1. Complete the purchase with your preferred Okehampton lawyers but Platform Home Loans Ltd will need to instruct a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the total legal fees and result in delays.
  2. Choose an alternative solicitor to to deal with the purchase, obviously checking they are Persuade your conveyancer to do everything within their powers to join the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing panel

How can we know in advance if a Okehampton conveyancing solicitor on the Yorkshire BS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Okehampton seeking recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer handling your conveyancing.

I am expecting a AIP from Lloyds this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Lloyds recommend any Okehampton solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

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

Kent Reliance have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a flat in Okehampton has been accepted, what are the next steps?

The estate agent will need to be informed of your solicitor's details (ensure that the property lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone Kent Reliance or your broker and complete any outstanding paperwork. Kent Reliance will sellect a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to schedule a time for the valuation to take place. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days for the mortgage offer to be issued. Kent Reliance will send the offer to you and your conveyancers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Okehampton.

My husband and I are one month into a leasehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the high street agent to perform conveyancing in Okehampton. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the quality of service. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

They would need to be really poor in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? If so you need to make them aware of the new lawyer and have the offer are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added expenses and delays. That should be your starting point. The search tool should assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Okehampton

To what extent are Okehampton conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to publish transparent conveyancing costs?

Inbuilt into the Solicitors Code of Conduct are set rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, constitute the Law Society’s perspective of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Okehampton or across England and Wales.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Okehampton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Robert Wilson Solicitors, West Hill House, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SR

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Okehampton regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Okehampton specialising in commercial conveyancing in Okehampton. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Robert Wilson Solicitors, West Hill House, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SR

Okehampton commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Compulsory land purchase Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Property finance transactions, including disposal and leaseback Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Industrial and warehouse premises

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