I am in the throes of porting my current homeowner home loan to a Buy to Let Leeds Building Society mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I require a conveyancer for this. I had a chat the same Newton Abbot conveyancing practitioner who who conducted the conveyancing when I first acquired the house. The fee estimate provided of £500 has surprised me as its a remortgage than a sale or purchase.

The estimate does seem a little steep. If you you were to look around you could trim some of the cost by say a hundred pounds. That being said, assuming were happy with the service the firm gave you maycome to regret opting for an an unknown solicitor. Don't forget to enquire the solicitor can represent Leeds Building Society. Do employ our search tool to select a Newton Abbot conveyancing firm on the Leeds Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Newton Abbot.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Newton Abbot. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Newton Abbot of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build flat in Newton Abbot. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

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

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Newton Abbot I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Newton Abbot in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

Can a conveyancer remove a name from the title of my home in Newton Abbot ?

Extracting or adding someone to the title of your house is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a solicitor to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a lawyer