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Reasons to use our Dereham conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 This site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Dereham will be carried out by a conveyancer on your lender’s approved panel.
  • 2 Chances are that the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Dereham - if so sets of lawyers will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor usually results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Regardless alternative on-line conveyancers tell you it may be important to visit your conveyancer to execute documents. There are various parties with involved in a homemove without needing to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 5 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Dereham has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dereham since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dereham

I am one month into the sale of my home in Dereham and the EA has just telephoned to advise that the buyers are appointing a new law firm. The excuse is that the lender will only engage with solicitors on their approved list. Why would a major mortgage company only work with specific solicitors rather the firm that they want to choose for their conveyancing in Dereham ?

Banks have always had an approved set of law firms that can act for them, but in the last few years big names such as HSBC, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have represented them for decades.

Banks blame a rise in fraud by way of justification for the cull – criteria have been narrowed as a smaller panel is easier to maintain. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society claims that it is hearing daily from firms that have been removed from panels. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. The purchasers are not going to have any impact on this.

Having sold my house in Dereham last July but our buyer keeps Skype messaging every few hours to say his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?

After completion of your disposal your conveyancer is committed to forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor should also evidence that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion formalities unique to conveyancing in Dereham.

I need some fast conveyancing in Dereham as I have pressure to complete inside 2 weeks. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not getting a home loan you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no lawyer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Dereham the following are examples of issues that can crop up and adversely impact the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

Should I be suspicious by brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Dereham conveyancing practice?

As with many professional services, often input from family and friends can be extremely useful or valuable. But there are numerous people with a keen interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, financial adviser and lenders may put forward conveyancers to choose. Sometimes these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there exists a financial incentive behind the recommendation. You have the right to appoint your preferred lawyer. You need to be aware that some banks have an approved list of law firms you must use for the lender related work in your home move.

What makes a Dereham lease unmortgageable?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Dereham. Most leases are drafted differently and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain clauses are missing. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    A duty to insure the building A provision to repair to or maintain elements of the building

You could have difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Accord Mortgages Ltd, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Alliance & Leicester all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to pull out.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Dereham - A selection of Queries before buying

    Make sure you investigate if the the lease contains any adverse restrictions in the lease. For instance some leases prohibit pets being permitted in certain buildings in Dereham. If you like the flatin Dereham yet your cat can’t move with you then you have a very difficult decision. Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge liability? How many years remain on the lease?

I today found out that one of the directors of the law firm handling the purchase conveyancing in Dereham is an uncle of the owners that we are buying from. Is this acceptable?

On the basis that no conflict arises this is permitted. If you are obtaining mortgage finance then the mortgage company may have a say as many lenders have specific requirements on this. For example for Bradford & Bingley as of 15/8/2025, the requirements read as follows :

1.15- May your firm act if the person dealing with the transaction or a member of his immediate family is the borrower?

Your firm may only act if a separate fee earner or partner within the firm acts for us.

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Typically, Dereham conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Carrying out Dereham searches for the property
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other documentation supplied by the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Raising questions with the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Examining replies provided by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

Home selling conveyancing in Dereham ordinarily consists of the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the solicitor acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to supplemental queries from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and repaying the home loan (where applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing 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:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing lender (if applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the 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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