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5 reasons to let us help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Sidmouth

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Sidmouth
  • 2 Sidmouth property lawyers work in partnership with Sidmouth estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress all the way along
  • 3 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Sidmouth regularly deal withlocal issues specific to Sidmouth and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 4 Sidmouth solicitors have a crucial advantage when it comes to Sidmouth conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your home move
  • 5 The Sidmouth conveyancing firms that we work with are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Sidmouth

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sidmouth since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sidmouth

We are a couple about to exchange contracts for a semi detached house in Sidmouth. We have hit a snag. The loan offer with Yorkshire Building Society runs out on 3/7/2025 but the vendors are suggesting a completion date of 7/7/2025. Can one extend the mortgage offer?

The best person to address this issue is your lawyer who should calculate whether he or she is corresponding with the lender, vendor’s representatives, selling agents or conceivably all parties taking into account the history of your transaction as of today.

We see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Sidmouth?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Sidmouth.

I am assisting my mother sell her flat in Sidmouth. Does the conveyancing solicitor arrange an energy assessment or do I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was retained a mandatory part of moving house. An energy assessment must be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. This is not a task that solicitors normally arrange. Where you are using a Sidmouth conveyancing practitioner they might help arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with long established Sidmouth assessors

We had selected conveyancers based in Sidmouth on the Bank of Ireland solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me an additional charge for dealing with the Bank of Ireland mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Bank of Ireland?

As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner is entitled to levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by Bank of Ireland but by your Sidmouth lawyer. Some firms on the Bank of Ireland panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of practices include it on their overall fee.

I've digested plenty of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Sidmouth solicitor - who is on the Santander conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Santander will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Santander will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancing practitioner will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Sidmouth postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Santander, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Sidmouth.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Sidmouth. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sidmouth

    The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Sidmouth is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Sidmouth are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Sidmouth you must be sure that your lawyer goes 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 Sidmouth 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.

Expecting to exchange soon on a studio apartment in Sidmouth. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they are sending me a report on Monday. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Sidmouth should include some of the following:

    Details of the parties to the lease, for example these could be the (you), head lessor, landlord You should know if the lease allows you to add or upgrade anything in the premises- you should know whether it applies to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether permission is mandated necessary What options are open to you if a neighbour is in violation of a provision in their lease? You need to be advised what is to be regarded as a Nuisance as far as the lease is concerned
For a comprehensive list of information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Sidmouth please ask your conveyancer in advance of your conveyancing in Sidmouth.

I bought a 1 bedroom flat in Sidmouth, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar properties in Sidmouth with over 90 years remaining are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2092

With only 67 years left to run the likely cost is going to be between £10,500 and £12,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding purchasing and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Sidmouth. When using a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Receive an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard 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.
  • Have a timeous, objective and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Sidmouth about your conveyancing in Sidmouth.

Buying a home in Sidmouth is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Sidmouth searches for the property
  • Assessing draft contract and other documentation collated by the owner’s property lawyer
  • Submitting enquiries with the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Examining replies given by the vendor to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the mortgage (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Sidmouth includes some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the Land Registry.

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

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