What is the first thing I need to know about 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 process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for confrontation between you and others involved in the transaction. E.g., the seller, property agent and even potentially a 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 party in the transaction whose responsibility is to act in your best interests and to protect you.
We are witnessing a definite creep of a "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. You must always trust your lawyer ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Dorset
Two types of professional can carry out conveyancing in Dorset namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals administer conveyancing services that required to complete the disposal or purchase of property. They are both obliged to perform Dorset conveyancing on similar quality and guidelines so you can be sure that your conveyancing will be professionally carried out and that the requirements and procedures will be suitably followed.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Dorset. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their property lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £150. A few days later, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
My offer was accepted on a property in Dorset on 4/6/2024, valuation was booked 4 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Coventry BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
What can a local search tell me about the house we're purchasing in Dorset?
Dorset conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for instance Searchflow The local search plays an important part in most Dorset conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Dorset ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some lenders will refuse to grant a loan on this type of property.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Dorset. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Dorset especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Dorset.
I am a sole trader wishing to take over a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Dorset for below £1,200?
We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Dorset, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are hoping to purchase or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right firm. As for the costs this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or telephone us so that we can supply you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.