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South Brent Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 125 is the median number of years remaining on leases in South Brent
  • 2 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while September was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in South Brent
  • 3 Percentage of cases in South Brent that are buy to let is 5%
  • 4 Average time frame of 73 days for registration of title in South Brent
  • 5 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270

Examples of recent conveyancing in South Brent since January 2025*

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Sale

of house residence, New Meadow, PL21 9PT completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £564,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

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Transfer

of detached residence premises, Oaktree Close, PL21 9RJ completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £450,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of semi-detached property, Hill Crest, PL21 9LS completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £275,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of house residence, Brownston Street, PL21 0RG completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £265,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in South Brent

I was referred a solicitor who has sent a quote for just over a thousand pound for no sale no fee conveyancing in South Brent. I’m selling a Georgian property for £150,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in South Brent?

The charges are a little high. If you are content to expend time comparing costs you could decrease the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you maylive to regret opting for an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to ensure that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. You can make use of our search tool to find a South Brent conveyancing firm on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in South Brent.

Can the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service carry out conveyancing in South Brent by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out personalised exchanges. Do contact us to get a fee calculation and details as to availability.

Do lenders provide you with an approved list of South Brent conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel?

South Brent conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Skipton directly.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in South Brent 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

As long as the title is registered the details of your ownership will be documented by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, find your property and obtain current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for twenty pounds.

I am buying a new build house in South Brent with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative suggested that I not disclose to my lawyer about this extras as it would affect my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

Looking forward to complete next month on a ground floor flat in South Brent. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

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

    Rent payments - how much and when you need to pay, and be on notice if this is subject to change Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property? Defining your legal entitlements in respect of the communal areas in the block.For example, does the lease provide for a right of way over an accessway or hallways? You must be told what constitutes a Nuisance as far as the lease is concerned Whether the lease restricts you from letting out the flat, or having a home office for business
For a comprehensive list of information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in South Brent please enquire of your conveyancer in advance of your conveyancing in South Brent.

South Brent Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to buying

    The best form of lease arrangement is if the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this arrangement the tenants benefit from being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is usually retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders. What is the name of the managing agents?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in South Brent regulated by the SRA

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

  • Kings - Solicitors, 24 Fore Street, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9AB

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in South Brent regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in South Brent practicing in commercial conveyancing in South Brent. This should include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Kings - Solicitors, 24 Fore Street, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9AB

South Brent commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Lease renewals and variations General advice on title or other property issues Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals

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

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