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Torrington Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 92% freehold and 8% leasehold conveyancing in Torrington for this year to date
  • 2 Average time frame of 19 days for registration of title in Torrington
  • 3 Average time from start to completion was 55 days for conveyancing in Torrington
  • 4 January was the busiest month and October was the next busiest month while April was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Torrington
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £3,133

Examples of recent conveyancing in Torrington since April 2026*

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Disposal

of semi premises, Castle Hill Gardens, EX38 8ET completing on 01/05/2026 at a price of £185,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Sale

of house residence, Pathfields, EX38 7BX completing on 13/05/2026 at a price of £295,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Transfer

of semi premises, Alexander Park, EX38 7BZ completing on 28/05/2026 at a price of £262,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of semi-detached property, Waterloo Gardens, EX38 7ED completing on 22/05/2026 at a price of £382,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Torrington

As someone with no idea as to the Torrington conveyancing process what’s your top tip you can impart concerning the home moving process in Torrington

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Torrington and elsewhere in Devon is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of opportunity for friction between you and others involved in the transaction. E.g., the seller, property agent and even potentially your lender. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Torrington should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the transaction whose responsibility is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.

There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer ahead of the other parties in the home moving process.

I am assisting my sister sell her flat in Torrington. Does the solicitor order an EPC or should I organise this?

After the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was kept a required element of moving property. An EPC needs to be commissioned before the property is placed on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Torrington conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established local assessors

is it true that all Torrington solicitor firms on the Nationwide conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. The majority of banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Torrington. My mortgage broker suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £175. Soon after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Nottingham panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are a common reason for obstruction in Torrington house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Torrington.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Torrington?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Torrington. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Torrington. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Torrington

    There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

What tools are available to locate a Torrington solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 20miles to meet the conveyancer.

You can use the facility on this page. Please select a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Torrington conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Torrington conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to check whether they are on the Santander member panel

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Torrington regulated by the SRA

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

  • Seldons Llp, 18 The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2HF

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Torrington

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Torrington specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Seldons Llp, 18 The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2HF

Typically, Torrington conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner representing the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and answering additional questions from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions submitted by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

Neighboring Locations

Bideford
 Braunton
 Barnstaple
Torrington
Umberleigh
Merton

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

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