Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Dawlish?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Dawlish your lawyer will ask you place them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is as part of the purchase price then this should be required immediately ahead of contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer a couple of days ahead of the day of completion.

Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Dawlish?

There are two types of lawyers who can carry out conveyancing in Dawlish namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. The two can administer the legal services that you need to complete the disposal or purchase of property. They are both obliged to perform Dawlish conveyancing to the same quality and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be properly carried out and that all necessary procedures should be accurately adhered to.

We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from RBS as we want to conduct improvements to our home in Dawlish. Are we obliged to select a bricks and mortar Dawlish solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?

RBS would not normally appoint a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the RBS list.

I currently have a mortgage with Barclays for my property in Dawlish. Conveyancing has been completed a year ago. If I am intending to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Barclays?

Your original mortgage agreement with Barclays will provide that you need their approval before renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Barclays’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Barclays will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Barclays directly. You need not do this via a Barclays conveyancing panel firm.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Dawlish. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Dawlish of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am looking for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Dawlish I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Dawlish in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

I need to find a mortgage company panel solicitor in Dawlish. Can you assist?

It is not clear why you need a Dawlish panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the mortgage company to find out which solicitors in Dawlish are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Dawlish not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month