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Reasons to use our Ottery St Mary conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor on the whole results in a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often located hundreds of kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Ottery St Mary
  • 3 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party are located in Ottery St Mary - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be familiar
  • 4 Ottery St Mary conveyancers work in partnership with Ottery St Mary estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to home movers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress all the way along
  • 5 Ottery St Mary property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Ottery St Mary conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your home move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ottery St Mary since May 2026*

Sale

of semi premises, Tip Hill, EX11 1BE completing on 29/05/2026 at a price of £193,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of semi premises, North Street, EX11 1DR completing on 22/05/2026 at a price of £370,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Sale

of house premises, Yonder Street, EX11 1HH completing on 19/06/2026 at a price of £232,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

Transfer

of semi residence, Yonder Street, EX11 1HH completing on 29/05/2026 at a price of £197,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ottery St Mary

When can the exchange of contracts take place for domestic conveyancing in Ottery St Mary and am I required to be at the solicitors branch?

Where you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Ottery St Mary you are welcome to attend to sign the paperwork. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with provide a national conveyancing service and provide just as diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the purchase agreement is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the conveyancer to officially exchange at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Ottery St Mary)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

We're in Ottery St Mary, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is UBS , and our lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I got the keys to my home on 14 September and my personal details is not yet registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Ottery St Mary expressed confidence that it would be recorded in less than a month. Are titles in Ottery St Mary particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Ottery St Mary is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry have to notify any 3rd persons or bodies. As of today approximately three quarters of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Registration is effected once the new owner is living at the property thus an expedited registration is not typically an essential issue but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Ottery St Mary is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Ottery St Mary are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Ottery St Mary you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Ottery St Mary may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Is it possible to change firm as I have to retain one who is on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Ottery St Mary round the corner but he is not accepted by Nottingham Building Society

It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Ottery St Mary on the Nottingham Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Ottery St Mary. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can contrast costs for conveyancing solicitors in Ottery St Mary and throughout England and Wales.

I only have Fifty years left on my flat in Ottery St Mary. I need to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What options are available to me?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to locate the freeholder. For most situations an enquiry agent may be helpful to try and locate and to produce a report which can be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Ottery St Mary.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Ottery St Mary regulated by the SRA

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

  • Everys, The Laurels, 46 New Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1BY

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Ottery St Mary regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ottery St Mary practicing in commercial conveyancing in Ottery St Mary. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Everys, The Laurels, 46 New Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1BY

Ottery St Mary commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Land use planning and environmental issues High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of commercial premises Offices, retail or industrial units Property finance transactions, including disposal and leaseback

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

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