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Reasons to use our Dorchester On Thames conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Solicitor conveyancing firms have valuable personal connections with Dorchester On Thames estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Using a a family Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Dorchester On Thames conveyancers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Dorchester On Thames conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Dorchester On Thames conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your conveyancing
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of miles away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Dorchester On Thames

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames since November 2025*

Disposal

of detached residence premises, Bridge End, OX10 7JR completing on 03/12/2025 at a price of £425,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Sale

of semi-detached residence, Sinodun View, OX10 7DF completing on 26/11/2025 at a price of £450,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of semi property, Six Acres, OX10 7BS completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £535,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of detached residence premises, , OX10 7BG completing on 03/12/2025 at a price of £350,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames

The mortgage offer from NatWest for the refinancing of my 4 bedroom maisonette is coming by the end of next week. Can you suggest a low cost conveyancing solicitor in Dorchester On Thames?

You have come to the wrong place to search for the cheapest conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames. Our intention is to offer affordable conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be seduced by organisations offering the bait of £99 conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames. In your best case scenario, in being led by cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst you will end up paying a lot in additional fees and still not end up with the service you were hoping for.

Can conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames to be done in 10 days?

Where the seller is applying pressure to complete we would recommend that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will make use of local connections and insight. It is possible that they could have handled previoushouses in the same street. Therefore consider using a Dorchester On Thames conveyancing solicitor. Second, ensure that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is believed that nearly one in five of Dorchester On Thames conveyancing deals are suspended or derailed after discovering a purchaser’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the home move being delayed by as much as three weeks. It is understood that this issue affects in the region of 100,000 home moves every year. Almost all Dorchester On Thames conveyancing firms can not represent certain banks so do check at the outset.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames? Is this really warranted?

It is indeed that case that the requirement set out by your solicitor has nothing to do with conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames. However these days you can not complete any conveyancing transaction if you have not submitting evidence of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence as well as a council tax bill. Remember if you are supplying your driving licence as evidence of ID it needs to be both the paper section and photo card part, one is not satisfactory without the other.

Verification of the source of monies is required under Money Laundering Regulations. You should not be offended when you are asked to produce this as your conveyancing solicitor will need to have this information on record. Your Dorchester On Thames conveyancing solicitor will need to see evidence of proof of funds prior to accepting any funds from you into their client account and they will also ask additional questions concerning the source of funds.

My wife and I are purchasing a apartment in Dorchester On Thames. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On completion day we will need to deposit funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a ground floor flat in Dorchester On Thames. Do I collect the keys to the premises on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Dorchester On Thames?

On the day of completion you do not need to attend the conveyancers office in Dorchester On Thames. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

We are getting a further advance on our home loan from Virgin Money as we wish to conduct a loft conversion to our home in Dorchester On Thames. Do we need to select a high street Dorchester On Thames solicitor on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Virgin Money would not normally instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Dorchester On Thames. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

In searching the web for the term cheap conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames it shows results of many conveyancerslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable solicitor for the sale of my house?

The preferential way of seeking the right conveyancer is via personal recommendation, so ask colleagues and those you trust who have bought a property in Dorchester On Thames or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames vary, so it's sensible to request at least four costs illustrations from varying types of conveyancers. Be sure to seek confirmation what costs in the quote includes.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dorchester On Thames regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Dorchester On Thames with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Dorchester On Thames. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Hedges Law Limited, 16 Market Place, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 0AE
  • Challenor & Son, Stratton House, 50 Bath Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3LA
  • Law And Property Lawyers Limited, 5 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AL
  • Franklins, 15 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AN
  • Brookstreet Des Roches Llp, 25a Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SH

Planning law solicitors in Dorchester On Thames regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Dorchester On Thames practicing in planning law. This may include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Law And Property Lawyers Limited, 5 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AL
  • Franklins, 15 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AN
  • Brookstreet Des Roches Llp, 25a Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SH

Typically, Dorchester On Thames conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related papers
  • Sending draft papers to the lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to further enquires from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions raised by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and paying off the mortgage (where applicable)

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

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