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Buying Property

Our award-winning conveyancing team will help you to buy your house, or flat, with as little stress as possible, while protecting your interests and ensuring that you understand exactly what you are buying. We know that buying a property can be a pressured experience and that mistakes and false assumptions can end up costing thousands of pounds. That’s why our expert property lawyers will take the heat and the jargon out of the process – helping you to understand what’s happening at every stage, avoid unnecessary delays and secure the property you want.

Whether you are a first-time buyer, a growing family or searching for your dream retirement property, we know how important it is for you to finally have the keys to your new home in your hand. We will make your home-buying transaction our priority, drawing on our local expertise and using state-of-the-art technology to advise you and progress the legal process as quickly as possible. This is why our property lawyers are recognised as the best in the South West for customer service.

As experts in the South West’s predominantly rural property market, we are also familiar with the kinds of issues that frequently occur when buying a property here. From private water supply, septic tanks and off-mains gas supply to rights of way, private lanes and tin mines, we know the issues that can cause problems with lenders, and we know how to address them. We’ll take you through the issues, help you understand your options and find the solution that’s right for you.

Find out more about our accreditations and awards.

Our property buyers’ service

Your property purchase will be handled by a senior and experienced conveyancing lawyer with an assigned assistant. That means you’ll have two people you can contact who will be familiar with your file and the progress of your purchase. And, because we sit on most of the lenders’ panels, we can act for both you and your lender, saving you time and money.

What do conveyancing solicitors do?

The process of buying a house has three main stages and conveyancing solicitors play a key role in each of them:

  • The funding – We are recognised by all the leading mortgage lenders and can act for them at the same time as acting for you. This means we can provide them with a report on the property to secure or pay off the mortgage. The fact that we can act for both you and them saves time and can also save money.
  • Checking the condition of the property – We can recommend appropriate surveyors and specialist contractors to deal with matters such as damp/timber infestation, water-quality testing, soil sampling and boiler servicing. Being based in Cornwall and Devon means we can also advise on specialist searches that are specific to this region, such as mundic block, mining features and radon gas. These checks help to ensure that you and/or the lender understand the property’s value and any issues that might impact its condition and value in the foreseeable future such as rights of access and planning applications that might affect your property.
  • Confirming the ownership of your new home – We research the legal ownership of the property, ensuring that the seller is legally able to sell it and exploring any disputes over boundaries, access points, easements for utilities etc. This often-unseen work is probably the most important and valuable to you as it guarantees your future ownership. We also ensure that you are fully aware of any restrictions on the use of the property and that it has all necessary rights to enable you to use it as a home.

Our step-by-step guide to the property-buying process will help you understand what to expect and why it is important.

How long will it take to buy my property?

The average property purchase takes between 12 and 24 weeks. However, this period will be affected by a number of factors, including how long it takes for any mortgage to be issued and the complexity of the transaction. Above all, it depends on the other parties in the chain and how their transactions progress.

Fees for conveyancing

We recognise that you may be nervous about the legal costs of property transactions. That’s why we offer fixed fees for conveyancing, with no hidden costs. With Coodes as your conveyancing lawyers, you’ll have complete certainty – about the process, the progress, and how much it’s going to cost.

Team

Kate Bayley

Head of Residential Property

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Kerry Tresidder

Partner

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Laura Noble

Partner

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Sarah Cowley

Partner

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Kathryn Shaw

Senior Associate

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Laura Vanstone

Senior Associate

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Michelle Hawkins

Senior Associate

Ann-Marie Lock

Associate

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Chloe Liddicoat

Associate

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Heidi Start

Associate

Karen Jones

Associate

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Lianne Priest

Associate

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Sophie Jones

Associate

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Teresa Scoular

Associate

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Emma Pearce

Licensed Conveyancer

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Hannah Jenkins

Conveyancing Executive

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Hannah Knight

Paralegal

Juliet Knowles

Conveyancing Executive

Lisa Barnett

Paralegal

Lottie Jose, Paralegal

Lottie Jose

Paralegal

Martyn Coad

Licensed Conveyancer

Sandy Collings

Chartered Legal Executive

Client Testimonials


Laura, we have to say, was excellent throughout what was a pretty torrid experience due to what was happening further down the chain. Thoroughly recommend her professional services.

Kerry - Excellent service, everything explained at each process, communication excellent throughout. All staff very friendly and helpful especially Kerry, Debbie and Lottie.

Teresa - We have been very fortunate in having your services both in selling and buying our properties where we have felt absolute confidence at all stages and in the communication process in particular. Thank you both for all your attention to our many questions, we would not hesitate to use you and Coodes services again.

Michelle - thank you and the rest of the team at Coodes for your endless patience and outstanding service you have given my wife and I, it is very much appreciated.

I cannot recommend Lisa highly enough and urge anyone who needs their conveyancing handled in a timely and professional manner to get in touch with her without delay. 5* from me, thank you Lisa x

From start to finish Lisa Barnett at Coodes handled everything with speed, efficiency and professionalism. Moreover she was a friendly reassuring voice who helped me to keep calm in what could be an otherwise overwhelming and stressful situation.

Heidi - Fantastic! Everything about my experience was efficient, stress free & professional from start to finish, would highly recommend.

From instruction to completion Kerry and her team have been outstanding. They have been professional, efficient, quick to act, clear in communication, and given us confidence and peace of mind throughout. Thank you!

Teresa and Helen - We would like to thank you both for the excellent, highly professional skills and the speed in which you conducted your services relating to our house sale and the purchase of our new home. We were absolutely delighted with the service we received. Thank you so much for everything and we would use your services and recommend your services in the future.

Michelle Hawkins - lots of gold stars because you have been amazing. You can’t go anywhere in case I need you again! I will be recommending you to everyone.

Impeccable Efficiency! Solicitors as a breed are not noted for their alacrity, but Sandy Collings is surely the exception that proves the rule. Whatever detail crops up, be it big or small, she's on it instantly. I cannot recommend her too highly.

Kerry - You have been nothing but brilliant and I am really grateful for how prompt, approachable and helpful you have been throughout.

Kerry Tresidder - Great friendly helpful - not bad price. So helpful, went above and beyond, spotted stuff that could have gone unnoticed, reasonable price, constantly kept up to date, made easy and stress free and real nice people.

Chloe - Thank you again for being truly brilliant. We are so grateful and it feels like having a friend acting for us, who knows us and all our quirks, which makes the whole thing just so much nicer all round.

We could not have been happier with the service provided and we are incredibly grateful to Heidi and Kelly for all of their hard work on this transaction.

Heidi was thorough, diligent, responded very promptly and proactively chased the buyers and other parties on our behalf.

We were fortunate enough to engage Heidi Start for the sale of our former family home and she provided a top notch service from beginning to end.

I would 100% recommend Lisa Barnett in future, a massive massive thank you.

Lisa Barnett excelled through with the purchase of our property and got things done.

Lisa Barnett was an amazing breath of fresh air who put us at ease during a stressful period.

What has truly stood out is the way you constantly went above and beyond. Nothing was ever too much trouble for you.

I just want to say how deeply and genuinely grateful I am for everything you’ve done in bringing this matter to a successful close

Happy client

Hannah has been nothing short of amazing and we would definitely use again.

Happy client

House Sale & Purchase Efficient, effective with excellent clear communication in a friendly and helpful manner throughout. Karen & Lianne work well together as a team We have no hesitation in recommending them.

Clients

Kerry was incredibly professional and easy to communicate with - she's friendly, responds promptly to emails and made the entire process more straightforward than it could have been. Very pleased we went with Coodes.

Client

Teresa - Our heartfelt thanks for all your professional support, patience and timely advice throughout the whole conveyancing process. We would highly recommend you to others.

I have bought and sold houses 5 times and you are by far the best solicitor I have ever had. Your attention to detail and communication just makes everything so much easier so thank you!

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Kate Bayley

Head of Residential Property

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