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Conveyancing in Umberleigh : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Umberleigh conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 The Umberleigh conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Umberleigh
  • 3 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Umberleigh solicitor are the key to a successful Umberleigh home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 5 Umberleigh solicitors work in partnership with Umberleigh estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction

Examples of recent conveyancing in Umberleigh since January 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Umberleigh

I am buying a garden flat in Umberleigh. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Umberleigh you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Umberleigh.

Me and my brother purchased a semi-detached Georgian property in Umberleigh. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Britannia. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Umberleigh and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Umberleigh I like with amenity areas and station nearby, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Umberleigh for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.

I'm refinancing my current house to a BTL mortgage with National Westminster Bank and intend to use the remaining equity towards a second property. The area we are looking at is Umberleigh. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of lenders and tie in the conveyances?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to check that the conveyancers are approved by both banks. Having checked that they are the conveyancer will be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you lawyer and make clear your desired outcome and needs.

Am I best advised to use a Umberleigh conveyancing solicitor based in the vicinity that I am buying? An old friend can carry out the legal work but his firm is located 200miles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Umberleigh conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them if necessary. Having local Umberleigh know how is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have used your friend and on the whole were content that must trump using an unfamiliar Umberleigh conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.

My mortgage broker has recommended their conveyancing practitioner for the conveyancing in Umberleigh - Is it not simpler advisable to just instruct them?

It is not always the case and you are entitled to instruct whichever conveyancing practitioner of your choosing for your Umberleigh home move. The property lawyer put forward by an estate agent may not necessarily be the best conveyancing practitioner, they may suggest their preferred conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your conveyancing practitioner and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.

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

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Umberleigh. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Be provided with a swift, impartial and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Umberleigh about your conveyancing in Umberleigh.

Conveyancing in Umberleigh 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
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Ordering Umberleigh property searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other documentation collated by the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Submitting queries with the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Going through replies supplied by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the home loan (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

Typically, Umberleigh conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the solicitor retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to further queries from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and repaying the home loan (where appropriate)

Neighboring Locations

Barnstaple
Torrington
Umberleigh
South Molton
Merton
 Winkleigh
 Chulmleigh

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

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