We are selling our home in Dorchester. Does the solicitor have to be required to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel in order to deal with the discharge of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently in recent years.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Dorchester before retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders tend refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold home.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Dorchester. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I'm remortgaging my current house to a buy to let loan with The Royal Bank of Scotland and I will use the ballance of the raised equity towards a second property. The neighborhood we are looking at is Dorchester. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of lenders and tie in the conveyances?

Do use our search tool on this page to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your solicitor should be able to tie up the two transactions but you should talk with you lawyer and make clear your expectations and requirements.

As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Monmouth but live in Dorchester. My conveyancer (based 300 miles from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Dorchester to attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Dorchester

Is there an average legal costs for conveyancing in Dorchester?

The average cost in 2014 for conveyancing in Dorchester was £1,395 not including Land Tax and Land Registry fees.