IfI were to purchase a straightforward propertyin Dawlish for cash and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Dawlish?

Any savings you would make would be isolated to the Dawlish conveyancing searches. A property lawyer is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with your vendors conveyancing practitioner, SDLT return, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a mortgage however it will not be significant.

I am purchasing a new build house in Dawlish with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent suggested that I not disclose to my solicitor about this extras as it will impact my mortgage with Yorkshire Building Society. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £245,000 and found one close by in Dawlish I like with open areas and station nearby, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Dawlish for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.

My business partner and I are looking to take an assignment of a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-move-no charges for commercial conveyancing in Dawlish for less than £2000?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Dawlish, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to acquire or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will put you in touch with the right lawyer. Regarding the costs these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Let us have your contact information or call so as to enable us to provide you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.

We are in the middle of purchasing a residence in Dawlish. Conveyancing lawyer has called to say the property is "Leasehold". Should this make a difference on the salability of the property?

Dawlish conveyancing does not normally involve leasehold houses. The key consideration here is the unexpired lease term and the ground rent. If there are over a hundred years remaining with a nominal rent, it's essentially freehold, so it shouldn't impact the marketability too much.

At the other extreme, if it's, say, 50 years it is bound to have a adverse effect on the saleability, and probably wouldn't be acceptable to the mortgage company. The length of lease and ground rent will be specified in the lease which should be made available to your conveyancing practitioner.