My previous solicitor has sent a quote for just over a thousand pound for no sale no fee conveyancing in Dorset. I am looking to sell a newly refurbished detached home for £150,000. Is this too much? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Dorset?
The charges are a bit high. If you are prepared to spend time contrasting charges you might shave off some of the expense by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldlive to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. If is important to enquire the solicitor can also act for your mortgage company. Do employ our comparison tool to select a Dorset conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Dorset.
What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Dorset?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Dorset or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the house moving process. E.g., the seller, property agent and even potentially the bank. Choosing a law firm for your conveyancing in Dorset should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the process whose role it is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.
We are witnessing a definite emergence in the "blame" culture- someone must be at fault for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your conveyancer ahead of the other players in the home moving process.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Dorset?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Dorset. 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…’
I am buying a new build apartment in Dorset. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dorset
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Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. 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. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased parent's Will, with a property in Dorset which will be marketed. The property has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm told that many EAs will insist that it is in place before they'll proceed. What's the procedure for this?
In the situation that you have set out it seems advisable to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.