My Wareham lawyer has discovered an inconsistency between the information in the valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer has advised that he needs to check that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my lawyer’s course or action legitimate?

Your conveyancer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.

At what point will exchange of contracts occur in domestic conveyancing in Wareham and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?

If you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Wareham you are welcome to attend to sign documents. That being said, the firms we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the firm to officially exchange at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Wareham)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for delay in Wareham house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Wareham.

I have recentlybecome aware that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Wareham for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out 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 Wareham conveyancing specialists.

I am an executor of my recently deceased parent's Will, with a house in Wareham which is to be marketed. The property is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm told that some purchasers will insist that it is in place before they will move forward. What's the procedure for this?

In the situation that you have set out it seems advisable to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’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.