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Reasons to use our Blandford Forum conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Blandford Forum property lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to Blandford Forum conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Blandford Forum
  • 3 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Property lawyer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal connections with Blandford Forum selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Blandford Forum conveyancers work in partnership with Blandford Forum estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction

Examples of recent conveyancing in Blandford Forum since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Blandford Forum

Why would I appoint a Blandford Forum conveyancing company given that online conveyancers are more affordable?

By all means make sure that you contrast conveyancing costs in Blandford Forum and you should seek a reasonable fee calculation but don’t be focused with scouring the internet for the cheapest Blandford Forum conveyancer. Finding the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a seamless and a frustrating home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from a specialist conveyancer. Emails can't take the place of a telephone conversation and can never replicate a face to face appointment. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from beginning to end, providing a level of personalised service that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. He or She will inform you as to progress and keep you informed. If you ever need to call the firm you will know who you need to speak to and we'll endeavour to make sure that you are in the know.

Our god-son is buying a new build apartment in Blandford Forum with a home loan from RBS. His solicitor has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the RBS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the RBS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

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

Following your disposal your lawyer should send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also evidence that the home loan has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Blandford Forum.

I am helping my mother sell her house in Blandford Forum. Does the solicitor arrange the energy assessment or do I organise this?

Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates remained a required part of moving house. An EPC must be to hand in advance of the property being placed on the market. This is not a task that solicitors ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Blandford Forum conveyancing solicitor they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established local providers

I currently have a mortgage with Nationwide for my property in Blandford Forum. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Nationwide?

You must advise Nationwide in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Nationwide’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Nationwide 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 Nationwide directly. You need not do this via a Nationwide conveyancing panel solicitor.

I can not fathom if my lender requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Blandford Forum building society branch on numerous occasions and was informed it wasn't a problem and they will lend. My Blandford Forum conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told they will not lend in accordance with their published requirements. Who do I believe?

Provided that the property lawyer is on the lender approved list, she or he must comply with the CML Handbook conditions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

Hoping to buy a property located in Blandford Forum and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Blandford Forum. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Blandford Forum area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Blandford Forum. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I today plan to offer on a house that seems to meet my requirements, at a great figure which is making it all the more appealing. I have since been informed that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns buying a leasehold house in Blandford Forum. Conveyancing solicitors have not yet been appointed. Will my lawyers set out the risks of buying a leasehold house in Blandford Forum ?

The majority of houses in Blandford Forum are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can help the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are purchasing in Blandford Forum in which case you should be looking for a Blandford Forum conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a lessee you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want to the property. The lease comes with conditions for example requiring the landlord’sconsent to carry out alterations. You may also be required to pay a service charge towards the maintenance of the estate where the house is located on an estate. Your solicitor should report to you on the legal implications.

I bought a 1st floor flat in Blandford Forum, conveyancing formalities finalised May 2005. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Blandford Forum with over 90 years remaining are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 invoiced every year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2078

You have 53 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £27,600 and £31,800 plus costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Blandford Forum

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Blandford Forum practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • On Demand Lawyers Limited, Field End, Higher Ansty, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7PT
  • Lowe Legal Services, Cherokee, Blandford Hill, Winterborne Whitechurch, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0AA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Blandford Forum regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Blandford Forum specialising in commercial conveyancing in Blandford Forum. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Jane V Wilkinson, Wrekin House, Ibberton, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0EN
  • Lowe Legal Services, Cherokee, Blandford Hill, Winterborne Whitechurch, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0AA

Sale in Blandford Forum is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated documents
  • Sending draft papers to the solicitor representing the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to additional enquires from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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