Willinstructing a Dorchester conveyancing solicitor make the ownership transfer smoother?
In the main conveyancing solicitors in your area will have excellent alliances with your local authority, which could assist with the Dorchester conveyancing searches that your solicitor will inevitably need. It also helps if they have good connections with the Land Registry covering your area Dorchester, other conveyancers in the area and Dorchester property agents.
Our Dorchester conveyancer has identified a discrepancy when comparing the surveyor’s assumptions in the valuation report and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer says that he is duty bound to ensure that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my lawyer’s approach appropriate?
Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions 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 you.
I have 70 years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Dorchester. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 6/3/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Me and my partner are purchasing a apartment in Dorchester. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to deposit our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
There are numerous conveyancing solicitors in Dorchester but how do I know who's good?
It would be unwise to be swayed by the lowest Dorchester conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.
A friend pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Dorchester there may be a number of restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Dorchester which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Dorchester should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in Dorchester I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Dorchester suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be an issue. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
My step-mother purchased her house in Dorchester in 2005. She has got married, divorced and in recent months got remarried. She now wants to dispose of the Dorchester property. I suspect that she will just be requested to provide a copy of her marriage papers to the conveyancing practitioner however she is concerned it could frustrate the house move. Should she instruct a conveyancer to update the Land Registry information for the house?
You are not required to bring up to date the register as long as you have the evidence required to demonstrate how the name change resulted.
Any buyer’s conveyancing practitioner should examine the land registry information and ask for evidence to prove the name change for instance marriage documentation.