We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Buckfastleigh?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Buckfastleigh.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Buckfastleigh is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Buckfastleigh 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 Buckfastleigh you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Buckfastleigh may ascertain 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.

I have been recommended by numerous selling agents in Buckfastleigh to select a property lawyer using your seach tool. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your site over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to make any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Buckfastleigh. I happened to discover a site which looks to be the perfect offering If it is possible to get all the legals completed via email that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

A licensed conveyancer handled my conveyancing in Buckfastleigh four years past and was holding my deeds but has since been shut down – What can I do to get hold of them?

Deeds, as such, no longer exist as the majority of homes in Buckfastleigh are archived digitally at Land Registry. If you need to establish evidence of proprietorship or are selling or refinancing your conveyancing practitioner will need to obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.