The sellers of the property we are purchasing hired a conveyancing practitioner in Dorchester who has insisted on a lock out contract with a payment 6,000. Are such arrangements appropriate for Dorchester conveyancing transactions?
This type of preliminary agreement is not the norm in Dorchester, conveyancers are not keen on them as they divert attention from the main conveyancing focus and if you end up losing your deposit then the solicitor at best left with an upset client and at worst a litigious one. Furthermore, there is no assurance that just because the proprietor has executed an exclusivity agreement they will complete the sale with you. They may be in contravention of the contract if they receive sufficient incentive to do so because a wronged party with the benefit of a lockout agreement will still be duty bound to show losses as a consequence of the breach and this may not equalise the financial upside that your vendor may gain by breaking the contract, however morally reprehensible the behaviour is.
I am assisting my mother sell her property in Dorchester. Will the solicitor order the EPC or do I organise this?
After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates remained a mandatory element of moving property. An energy assessment must be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally arrange. If you are instructing a Dorchester conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with reputable Dorchester providers
Can I be sure that the Dorchester conveyancing solicitor on the HSBC panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Dorchester obtaining recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advocate that you speak with the lawyer handling your transaction.
Planning on purchasing a maisonette in Dorchester. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Dorchester conveyancer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.
My wife and I purchased a 4 bedroom Victorian property in Dorchester. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Accord Mortgages Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Dorchester and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the position with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.
My husband and I are novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the property agent informed us that the owners will only proceed if we instruct the agent's preferred solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a local conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Dorchester
It is improbable the vendors are driving this. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is not the way to achieve this. Contact the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to appoint your own,trusted Dorchester conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.
I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Dorchester. Before diving in I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Dorchester - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Dorchester Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying
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Many Dorchester leasehold properties will incur a service charge for maintenance of the block levied on behalf of the freeholder. If you acquire the apartment you will have to pay this liability, normally in instalments throughout the year. This may be anything from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. In all likelihood there will be a rentcharge to be met annual, ordinarily this is not a large sum, say about £50-£100 but you should to enquire it because occasionally it could be many hundreds of pounds. Can you tell me if there are any major works anticipated that could increase the service fees? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?
I am looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Dorchester who is on the bank approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a Dorchester solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the bank who conduct conveyancing in Dorchester. We dont recommend any particular firm.