When can the exchange of contracts take place for residential conveyancing in Newton Abbot and do I need to attend the lawyers branch?

If you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Newton Abbot you are welcome to attend to sign documents. That being said, the firms we recommend offer a nationwide conveyancing service and provide just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the conveyancer to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Newton Abbot)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

What will a local search reveal regarding the house my wife and I purchasing in Newton Abbot?

Newton Abbot conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for instance Searchflow The local search plays a central role in most Newton Abbot conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic areas.

I am buying my first flat in Newton Abbot benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not to tell my conveyancer about this deal as it could adversely affect my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Newton Abbot is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Newton Abbot are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Newton Abbot you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Newton Abbot 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 property.

Is it possible to transfer to a new conveyancer as I have to appoint a firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Newton Abbot five minutes from me but he is not approved by Godiva Mortgages Ltd

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Newton Abbot on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Newton Abbot. Using search facility on this site, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Newton Abbot and beyond.