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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Burton Bradstock conveyancing

Reasons to use our Burton Bradstock conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Burton Bradstock conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Burton Bradstock
  • 2 Burton Bradstock lawyers work in conjunction with Burton Bradstock estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 3 Burton Bradstock lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Burton Bradstock conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Burton Bradstock is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Our site is the first site offering you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Burton Bradstock will be conducted by a solicitor on your lender’s authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Burton Bradstock since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Burton Bradstock

As someone unfamiliar with the Burton Bradstock conveyancing process what is the number one tip you can impart for the house moving process in Burton Bradstock

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Burton Bradstock and elsewhere in Dorset is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of opportunity for friction between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For example, the vendor, estate agent and on occasion your mortgage company. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Burton Bradstock should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the process whose responsibility is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.

On occasion a potential adversary will attempt to sway you that it is in your interests to do things their way. As an example, the estate agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your solicitor is dragging his heels. Or your financial adviser may advise you to do take action that is against your conveyancers guidance. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties in the home moving process.

I need some fast conveyancing in Burton Bradstock as I am faced with an ultimatum to complete in less than 4 weeks. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not obtaining a mortgage you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Burton Bradstock the following are instances of what can crop up and adversely impact future saleability: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Burton Bradstock. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Burton Bradstock of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am selling my property. My past solicitors has retired. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Burton Bradstock if that makes a difference.

Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Burton Bradstock. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.

Am I best advised to choose a Burton Bradstock conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can handle the conveyancing but his firm is located a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Burton Bradstock conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Burton Bradstock know how is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and in the main were impressed that must outweigh using an unknown Burton Bradstock conveyancing lawyer just because they are Burton Bradstock based.

Our solicitor in Burton Bradstock has identified a a legal deficiency with the lease for the flat we are purchasing in Burton Bradstock. The seller’s lawyers have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our lawyer says that as he is on the lender conveyancing panel he must ensure that the lender is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the bank?

Just because you have a mortgage offer from the bank does not mean to say that the property will be meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your Burton Bradstock conveyancing lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Requirements. You and the mortgage company are the client. The appropriate lender requirements have to be complied with by the mortgage company conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and the lender

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Burton Bradstock regulated by the SRA

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

  • Nantes Solicitors Limited, 36 East Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3LH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Burton Bradstock regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Burton Bradstock practicing in commercial conveyancing in Burton Bradstock. This could include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Nantes Solicitors Limited, 36 East Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3LH

Typically, Burton Bradstock conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Conducting Burton Bradstock property searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers forwarded by the seller’s lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the owner’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Going through replies given by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Bridport
Beaminster
Burton Bradstock

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