Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Honiton even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I wish to acquire an office in Honiton with a loan from The Mortgage Works?

The service is predominantly there to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Honiton but we have recorded towards the end of this page a few Honiton commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent The Mortgage Works

Having spent time reviewing online forums for a cheap lawyer in Honiton, most comment that I must look for a CQS kitemarked lawyer. What is CQS?

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * compliance with best practice conveyancing processes through the scheme protocol Membership includes numerous firms who carry out conveyancing in Honiton.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Honiton is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Honiton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Honiton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Honiton may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Honiton with the intention of expediting the sale process?

• A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Honiton can be avoided where you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and request that they start to collate the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ representatives.
You believe that you know the number of years remaining on your lease but you should double-check via your conveyancers. A buyer’s conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to where the remaining number of years is less than 75 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an early stage that you identify whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. If there is a history of any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are settled prior to the flat being put on the market. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where a dispute is ongoing. You may have to bite the bullet and pay any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to present the dispute as historic as opposed to unresolved. If you have carried out any alterations to the premises would they have required Landlord’s consent? In particular have you laid down wooden flooring? Honiton leases often stipulate that internal structural alterations or laying down wooden flooring calls for a licence from the Landlord consenting to such alterations. If you dont have the paperwork to hand you should not contact the landlord without checking with your solicitor in the first instance. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the Management Company, you should make sure that you hold the original share certificate. Arranging a replacement share certificate can be a time consuming formality and slows down many a Honiton conveyancing transaction. If a new share is necessary, do contact the company director and secretary or managing agents (if applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity.

I bought a leasehold flat in Honiton, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar properties in Honiton with an extended lease are worth £170,000. The ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease ends on 21st October 2104

You have 79 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £7,600 and £8,800 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 comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

I purchased a house in Honiton last 16/9/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it can take 12 months to complete the registration formalities. I have contacted HMLR directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Should I be concerned?

Call your solicitor - if you are not getting sensible responses, find out about their firm’s complaints process and amplify your concerns to a Complaints Manager. Registrations for Honiton conveyancing are not known to be significantly delayed.