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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Dorset’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Dorset.

Logical reasons to use our service to help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Dorset

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal links with Dorset selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Dorset solicitors will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 4 The firms shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 Dorset solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Dorset conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your home move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dorset since January 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dorset

Willappointing a Dorset conveyancing practice make the ownership transfer easier?

Dorset is a unique place, where neighbourhood knowledge is a significant benefit. The laid-back lifestyle has it’s attractions – just not when it comes to your house move. The solicitors that we endorse possess exhaustive Dorset intelligence with a positive, hands-onapproach that helps everything runs smoothly. It is a distinct advantage that they can make use of established relationships with mortgage brokers, estate agents, valuers and counterpart Dorset conveyancing solicitors

Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of Dorset conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel?

Dorset conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Coventry BS directly.

I am assisting my mother sell her property in Dorset. Will the conveyancer order the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was left as a required component of moving house. An EPC must be to hand in advance of the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally organise. Where you are using a Dorset conveyancing lawyer they may help arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with reputable Dorset energy assessors

I have a mortgage with Aldermore for my property in Dorset. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. In the event that I decide 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 Aldermore?

Aldermore must be informed of your intention in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Aldermore’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent 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 Aldermore directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Aldermore conveyancing panel lawyer.

Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Dorset. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.

Do I need to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when buying a property in Dorset?

Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you can assume that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Dorset to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have justdiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Dorset for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Dorset conveyancing specialists.

I am using a search engine for the words on line conveyancing in Dorset it shows results of many solicitorsin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancing solicitor for me?

The best way of finding a suitable conveyancer is through a personal testimonial, so enquire of friends and those you trust who have acquired a property in Dorset or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Dorset vary, so it's sensible to request at least three fee estimates from varying types of property lawyers. Make sure that you clarify that the charges are assured not to increase.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Dorset regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Dorset but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Sarah Grant Solicitors, First Floor, 28 Trinity Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1TT
  • Humphries Kirk Executor & Trustee Company, 40 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1UR
  • Bpl Solicitors Limited, Mey House, Bridport Road, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3QY

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dorset regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Dorset with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Dorset. This should include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Sarah Grant Solicitors, First Floor, 28 Trinity Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1TT
  • Humphries Kirk Executor & Trustee Company, 40 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1UR
  • Bpl Solicitors Limited, Mey House, Bridport Road, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3QY

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Dorset regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Dorset but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Philip Hall & Co Limited, Longfield Chambers, 2 Bramble Drove, DT2 8ED

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

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