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  • 1 The Dereham conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Dereham
  • 2 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s solicitors are based in Dereham - if so both parties will be familiar
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  • 5 No matter what any alternative lawyers tell you it may be important to visit your conveyancer to sign documents. There are enough parties engaged in a homemove without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dereham since January 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dereham

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Dereham is more expensive?

In short, leasehold conveyancing in Dereham and Norfolk usually necessitates extra hours of investigation compared to freehold transactions. This includes analysing the lease terms, corresponding with the landlord concerning serving appropriate notices, securing up-to-date service charge and management information, securing the landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – no matter how many different leaseholders have owned the lease since it was first granted.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Dereham 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

As long as the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be evidenced by HMLR with a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally retain a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.

How does conveyancing in Dereham differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Dereham approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because builders in Dereham tend to purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Dereham or who has acted in the same development.

Given that I am about to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a house in Dereham I wish to talk to a solicitor concerning theconveyancing prior to giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor who will be conducting your property ownership legalities in Dereham.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a matter number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Dereham should be the figure that you end up paying.

As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a residence in Swansea but I am based in Dereham. My solicitor (approximately 200 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a stat dec ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Dereham to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Dereham based

Should one remove a departed person's name from the title register for a property in Dereham?

Where a Dereham property is co-owned and one of the proprietors dies, their name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. You are not required to amend the title as in the event of a disposal your conveyancer would just be asked to evidence why the joint owner is not a party to the conveyance, such as the probate documents.

With a view to making the sale conveyancing simpler in the future you may apply to have the deceased party removed from the title by applying to the land registry with evidence of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.

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Purchase conveyancing in Dereham normally includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Dereham conveyancing searches for the title
  • Assessing draft contract and other papers forwarded by the seller’s conveyancer
  • Submitting enquiries with the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Considering the replies given by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the home loan (if applicable) at the HMLR.

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

  • Solicitor instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated documents
  • Sending draft papers to the lawyer representing the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and answering further enquires from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions raised by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Dereham has some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (where appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Fakenham
Dereham
Norfolk
Watton
Attleborough
Hingham

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

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