Can conveyancing in Exmoor to be concluded in less than 28 days?

In a situation where the seller is applying a tight deadline for your conveyancing we would recommend that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will have local relationships and intelligence. It is possible that they may have handled previoushomes in the same neighbourhood. You would be best advised to use a Exmoor conveyancing solicitor. Second, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is claimed that just under twenty per cent of Exmoor conveyancing transactions are frustrated or jeopardised after finding out that a purchaser’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the legal transfer of property being frustrated by an average of three weeks. It is claimed that this issue impacts in the region of 100,000 home moves annually. Most Exmoor conveyancing practices can not act for certain banks so do check as early as possible.

Completed the sale of my flat in Exmoor last January but our buyer keeps SMS messaging daily to say his conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

After completion of your house sale your solicitor should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where appropriate, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps just for conveyancing in Exmoor.

I am purchasing a victorian detached house in Exmoor. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will the conveyancing process include investigations to see if these works are allowed?

Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Exmoor can sometimes identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain alterations or need the consent of a 3rd party. Many extensions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. It would be wise to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

My lawyer has informed me that defective lease insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Exmoor?

The appropriate level of defective lease indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Santander and The Royal Bank of Scotland. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a Exmoor conveyancer having made sure that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Leeds Building Society will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Leeds Building Society will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Exmoor postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Exmoor.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial premises in Exmoor?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Exmoor will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Exmoor. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Exmoor.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Exmoor it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Exmoor commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Exmoor.

I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Exmoor. Now, I need my files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Exmoor 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.