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5 reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Dunmow

  • 1 Over the years Dunmow solicitor have developed excellent working relationships with Dunmow local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Dunmow.
  • 2 Dunmow conveyancers work in conjunction with Dunmow estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to home movers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 3 Dunmow conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Dunmow conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your sale or purchase
  • 4 No matter what any other sites tell you it may be important to pop into your lawyer to execute documents. There are enough parties with an interest in a house sale without having to add the postman into the pot.
  • 5 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Dunmow are familiar with the local issues peculiar to Dunmow and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dunmow since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dunmow

I am due to move property in May. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Dunmow. Conveyancing firm was organised before I stumbled across your site.

On the day of completion you will need to collect the keys from the selling agent however this can only occur after the vendors solicitors confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be handed over. After that you can tell the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Dunmow or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Dunmow.

I have paid off my mortgage with Santander. I assume I don't need a Dunmow conveyancing practitioner on the Santander panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Santander mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Santander mortgage from the register. Santander, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Santander has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Santander has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Santander mortgage has been paid off.

I have instructed a Dunmow lawyer having checked that they are on the UBS conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

UBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually UBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Dunmow surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

The deeds to my home are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Dunmow 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?

Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be evidenced by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to carry out a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and get up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Dunmow. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dunmow

    Please supply a car parking plan. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

We are 3 weeks into a residential purchase having been recommend to a firm by the high street agent to handle our conveyancing in Dunmow. We are not happy. Could you help me find new lawyers?

A conveyancer would have to be really bad in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? In the event that it has you need to inform them of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your new conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid added costs and frustration. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool can help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Dunmow

Looking forward to exchange soon on a basement flat in Dunmow. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they are sending me a report next week. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Dunmow should include some of the following:

    Ground rent - how much and when you need to pay, and be on notice if this is subject to change You should be sent a copy of the lease The landlord’s rights to access the flat. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided. You should have a good understanding of the insurance obligations Whether your lease caters for for a slush fund?
For a comprehensive list of information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Dunmow please enquire of your lawyer in advance of your conveyancing in Dunmow.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Dunmow - Sample of Queries before buying

    Where a Dunmow lease has less than 80 years it will affect the value of the property. It is worth checking with your lender that they are happy with the length of the lease. A short lease means that you will most likely have to extend the lease at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this would cost. Remember, in most cases you will be required to have been the owner of the residence for two years in order to be legally able to exercise a lease extension. Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge payments? How is the lease structured?

What can I do to discover who owns a property in Dunmow?

On the basis that the property is registered with HM Land Registry, and you have sufficient specifics of the address of the property, you should be able to view details from the HM Land Registry of the recorded owner for a for less than a fiver.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Dunmow regulated by the SRA

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

  • Foort Tayler, 42 High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH
  • Wade & Davies Limited, 28 High Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH
  • Foort Tayler Limited, 42 High Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Dunmow regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Dunmow but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Chelmer Conveyancing Services, 12 The Mead, CM6 2PD

Home selling conveyancing in Dunmow normally includes the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Sending draft papers to the solicitor acting for the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to further questions from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if relevant)

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

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