How do I search for the right solicitor to provide a quality service for my conveyancing in Buckfastleigh?

Option 1 is to ask relatives who they would recommend.

Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Buckfastleigh. Call two or three from the list and ask them to email you their conveyancing quote and have a conversation with the lawyer who will handle the legal process beforemaking your choice.

Option 3 is to make use of this site to help you find the right lawyers for you based on your unique expectations including the type of property,timings, complications and who the proposed mortgage company is. Don't take the bait of £100 conveyancing in Buckfastleigh

My grandmother passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Buckfastleigh. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to RBS, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Given you intend to re-mortgage then RBS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the RBS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your RBS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the RBS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I am buying my first flat in Buckfastleigh with a loan from Barclays Direct. The sellers would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my solicitor about this extras as it would adversely affect my mortgage with Barclays Direct. 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.

We're new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, yet the selling agent informed us that the owners will only move forward if we use their chosen conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Buckfastleigh

We suspect that the owner is not behind this demand. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the vendors direct and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to use your own,trusted Buckfastleigh conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will provide their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by senior management.

I own a leasehold house in Buckfastleigh. Conveyancing and Yorkshire Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Buckfastleigh who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Buckfastleigh conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I acquired a studio flat in Buckfastleigh, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar flats in Buckfastleigh with an extended lease are worth £190,000. The ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2086

With only 62 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £17,100 and £19,800 plus professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.