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Reasons to use our Woodbury conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Woodbury property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Woodbury conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 Excellent communication and pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Woodbury home moves can become significantly more protracted due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 3 Woodbury solicitors work in partnership with Woodbury estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to clients every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 4 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have valuable personal links with Woodbury selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Woodbury are familiar with the local issues peculiar to Woodbury and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Woodbury since January 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Woodbury

In the event thatI was to buy a simple residential propertyin Woodbury for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Woodbury?

Any savings you would achieve would be limited to the costs for searches. Your conveyancer is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with the vendors conveyancing practitioner, stamp duty submission, register the property etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a mortgage however it won't be meaningful.

It is is a decade since I acquired my house in Woodbury. Conveyancing solicitors have now been retained on the sale but I can't find the deeds. Is this a problem?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they may still be with the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Woodbury relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.

Are the BSA intent on creating a search tool with a view to to identify law firms on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Woodbury?

Lexsure has not been advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.

Should my conveyancer be raising questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Woodbury.

Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors dealing with homes in Woodbury. There are those who buy a property in Woodbury, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Lawyers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a number of searches that can be initiated by the buyer or by their lawyers which will figure out the risks in Woodbury. The standard completed inquiry forms supplied to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard inquiry of the owner to find out if the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the seller, then a purchaser may commence a claim for damages as a result of such an inaccurate response. A purchaser’s conveyancers should also order an environmental search. This will indicate if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations should be carried out.

I have justfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Woodbury for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Woodbury conveyancing specialists.

Frank (my husband) and I may need to sub-let our Woodbury garden flat for a while due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Woodbury conveyancing firm in 2002 but they have since shut and we did not have the foresight to get any advice as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

A small minority of properties in Woodbury do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.

I own a garden flat in Woodbury, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Woodbury with a long lease are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2100

You have 75 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Woodbury regulated by the SRA

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

  • F Arthur Jones & Co, 35 The Strand, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1AQ
  • Vine Orchards, Trinity Chambers, 49 Rolle Street, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2RS
  • Michelmores Llp, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5WR
  • S J Stoker Solicitors, 1 Emperor Way, Exeter Business Park, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3QS

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Woodbury regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Woodbury practicing in commercial conveyancing in Woodbury. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Truelegal Limited, 76 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0HQ
  • F Arthur Jones & Co, 35 The Strand, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1AQ
  • Vine Orchards, Trinity Chambers, 49 Rolle Street, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2RS
  • Michelmores Llp, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5WR

Planning law solicitors in Woodbury regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Woodbury with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on special planning controls
  • Michelmores Llp, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5WR

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

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