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Buying a house in Newton Abbot
Sitting on the River Teign, just inland from Torquay on the southwest coast of England, Newton Abbot is a market town in Devon. With a population of approximately 25,000, there’s a good variety of housing in the area to suit all kinds of tastes and budgets. At My Home Move Conveyancing we offer a specialist, fixed fee conveyancing service, and have been developing our knowledge and expertise of property markets like Newton Abbot’s since 2001.
If you want to buy or sell property in Newton Abbot, you’ll have to instruct property lawyers to carry out the legal work for you.
By choosing My Home Move Conveyancing as your Newton Abbot conveyancers, you’ll gain access to our award winning customer service, innovative use of technology and expertise in the local market. Our professional, market-leading conveyancing service comes for a fixed fee, so you know exactly what you’re paying right from the start. What’s more, if you don’t end up completing, you won’t have to pay us a thing.
We assign a dedicated conveyancer to all of our clients, who’ll look after your case from start to finish, and provide you with regular updates on your progress that are easy to understand. At My Home Move Conveyancing, we bring a positive approach to everything we do, and get things right first time round. We’re proud to provide our conveyancing services in Newton Abbot to homebuyers across the area, from those looking for something in the town centre, close to the train station and in spots like Bradley Valley and Highweek.
Local statistics
The average house price in the district of Teignbridge is £235,976, while in Newton Abbot the overall average sale price during the last 12 months was £218,049. Most sales in this period involved terraced properties, which went for an average of £168,753, while detached houses fetched £306,567 and semis £213,944.
Essential info
The local authority responsible for properties is Teignbridge District Council. They can be contacted on 01626 361 101 or at the following address:
Teignbridge District Council
Forde House
Brunel Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4XX
The local area
The local area has long been settled thanks to its strategic position on the River Teign, including by the Romans and Normans, who built a castle on Highweek Hill. Newton Abbot was granted a market charter in the middle of the 13th century, which helped the town to thrive, before the Victorian era saw lots more growth thanks to Newton Abbot being home of the South Devon Railway Company. There are plenty of landmarks to check out in the area, from St Leonard’s Tower to Forde House and Bradley Manor.
Newton Abbot is around seven miles from Torquay on the English Channel coast, and there are trains which head to the seaside town which take just over ten minutes. You can get to Exeter in less than 20 minutes, while London can be reached in two and a half hours. The A380 road passes through Newton Abbot heading south to Paignton and north to Exeter, where you can pick up the M5 motorway.
There are some excellent schools in the area for families with children to take into account, including Decoy Primary, Canada Hill Primary and St Michael’s CofE. Newton Abbot College, Coombeshead Academy and Teign School are among the local secondary choices, while South Devon is a mixed University Technical College which provides education for children aged between 14 and 19.
All properties in Newton Abbot will fall within one of the following council tax bands.
Council tax band A
Property value range
up to £40,000
Council tax charge
£1,241.04
Council tax band B
Property value range
£40,001 - £52,000
Council tax charge
£1,447.87
Council tax band C
Property value range
£52,001 - £68,000
Council tax charge
£1,654.72
Council tax band D
Property value range
£68,001 - £88,000
Council tax charge
£1,861.55
Council tax band E
Property value range
£88,001 - £120,000
Council tax charge
£2,275.23
Council tax band F
Property value range
£120,001 - £160,000
Council tax charge
£2,688.91
Council tax band G
Property value range
£160,001 - £320,000
Council tax charge
£3,102.59
Council tax band H
Property value range
£320,001 and above
Council tax charge
£3,723.10
About us
Established in 2001, we exclusively deal with the legal side of moving home. Last year alone, through our experienced conveyancers, we helped nearly 50,000 customers have a hassle-free experience. We are a truly national company, having completed transactions in each of the 109 postcode areas in England and Wales.
Our promise to you…
We understand that moving house can be stressful. So we make sure everything we do makes the process as easy and efficient as possible. We’ll give you an all inclusive fixed quote from the start so there won’t be any surprises. The price only changes if your instructions do.
You’ll have access to our unique, easy to use, online case management service to track your case. And dedicated conveyancing experts who’ll be on hand to guide you through the whole process.
We know you’re busy, so we’re open 8am until 8pm most weekdays, and open at weekends too!
Finally, if your move falls through, through no fault of your own, we won’t charge you a penny in legal fees.
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What's involved
Once you have your offer accepted, it’s time to get the ball rolling on legally transferring the ownership to you. Here’s how we do things at My Home Move Conveyancing.
First, your estate agents will send us a copy of the Memorandum of sale, which provides the details of the property, the amount offered and the name of the sellers and buyers and their conveyancers. You will be asked to complete your details and provide to us your instructions along with primary ID such as a passport or driving licence and proof of residence in the form of a bank statement/utility bill.
If you are selling a house, you will need a Conveyancer to act for you – that’s where we come in!
You will be asked by us to complete your details and provide your instructions along with primary ID such as a passport or driving licence and proof of residence in the form of a bank statement/utility bill. You will also be asked to fill in a Property Information form including some specific details about the property, its boundaries, any alterations to the property etc. If you have any additional paperwork such as planning permissions or notices, then these will be required by us to send with the contract papers. We will also ask you to complete a Fixtures, Fittings and Contents form to say what you will be taking and leaving behind. If the property is leasehold, you will be asked for information about who you pay ground rent and services charges to…
After we have received your instructions to act we will check the legal issues and title to your property to ensure it offers a satisfactory security for your new lender, as this is the essence of a mortgage.
We will also check the amounts outstanding on any current mortgage registered on the property as these will have to be repaid at completion. The amounts will be confirmed with you.
Usually, we will not carry out Local, Drainage or Mining (if appropriate) searches as we will put in place an insurance which will protect your lender. This is less expensive for you and quicker. Some lenders still require that searches are made and will not rely on insurance. If this is the case the searches will have to be made and the cost will show on the Financial Statement sent to you.
At about the same time that you receive your Mortgage Offer we receive a copy together with the lender’s instructions to act for them. We will consider the Offer to ensure that we do those things required of us as the solicitors and to check what other conditions have to be satisfied.
We will then send you the Mortgage Deed to sign and any other documentation that may be required by your lender. We shall need to have this back from you as soon as possible and certainly by the day before we complete. Otherwise there will be a delay.
You need to check that the Mortgage Offer is acceptable to you. For example, is the mortgage amount and mortgage product correct? Is it the correct method of repayment? Are there any early repayment fees?
We target a completion date for 7 days after we receive our copy of the Mortgage Offer but our being able to complete depends on the terms of the Offer and any peculiarities of your transaction.
If the new mortgage amount is less than the amount we have to pay to your existing lender, we will ask for the difference from you, before the completion date.
Following completion we deal with the registration formalities to ensure the mortgage security is perfected for your lender and any deeds will then be sent to your lender for safe-keeping.
Note – If your property is leasehold, we also:
Request your landlord to confirm that all ground rent, service charges and insurance premiums (if applicable) have been paid to date and that there is no known breach of the lease.
Have to approve the wording of the lease.
Have to serve on the landlord a notice of discharge of your existing mortgage and a notice that a new mortgage has been given to your new lender.
Get in touch
Quotation Team
If you would like to discuss a quotation you have received please call our Quotation Team on
Monday - Tuesday
9am
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7pm
Wednesday - Friday
Open
9am
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5pm
Conveyancing Team
If you would like to speak to someone about your case please call our Conveyancing Team on
Monday - Thursday
Open
8am
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8pm
Friday
8am
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7pm
Saturday
9am
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4pm
Sunday
10am
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3pm