Please could you vouch for a National Westminster Bank allowed Braunton conveyancing solicitor who can have us moved in within a very limited time frame? Am I best advised to choose a local Braunton firm or a national comparison site?
We would be happy to suggest some excellent Braunton conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Braunton. Approach two or three firms and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Explain your time frames together with the reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Select the lawyer that appears most efficient.
I have a 4 bedroom Georgian property in Braunton. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and National Westminster Bank. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Braunton and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.
I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one close by in Braunton I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Braunton in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?
If you require a mortgage that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected 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 could request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
How simple is it to swap conveyancer as I need to instruct one who is on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Braunton round the corner but he is not approved by The Mortgage Works
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Braunton on the The Mortgage Works panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Braunton. In making use of search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Braunton.
I have just discovered that one of the directors of the solicitors acting on the purchase conveyancing in Braunton is an uncle of the vendor. Is this permitted?
On the basis that no conflict arises this is permitted. If you are requiring a home loan then the mortgage company may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific instructions on this. For example for Leeds Building Society as of 10/3/2025, the requirements read as follows :
• a different person deals with the conveyance (i.e. not the borrower or a member of the borrower's immediate family);
• there is no conflict of interest and none arises during the transaction; and
• the Law Society guidelines are followed.