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Reasons to use our Dorking conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Dorking has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 2 Personal touch and pure property experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Dorking property deals can become a lot more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 3 Dorking lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Dorking conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your conveyancing
  • 4 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 The companies listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dorking since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dorking

Would the conveyancing lawyers identified via your ’find a lawyer’ tool handle right to buy conveyancing in Dorking?

We work with a number of conveyancing solicitors who can service right to buy conveyancing matters Please e-mail the lawyers listed in order to obtain a costs calculation.

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Dorking?

If you are buying a property in Dorking your lawyer will request that you put them with monies to cover the search fees. Generally this is called for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is payable against the total price then this should be needed shortly before exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is suspended from the Virgin Money Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Dorking?

The first thing to point out is that, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.

When it comes to lenders such as Santander, do Dorking property lawyers incur an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

My fiancee and I are at the point of viewing apartments in Dorking and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it wise to have a conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a mortgage with RBS.

You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with RBS, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the RBS conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

Intending to buy a flat in Dorking. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Dorking property lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

I am purchasing a new build house in Dorking with a loan from Barclays Direct. The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent told me not to tell my conveyancer about this extras as it would put at risk my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Hoping to buy a property located in Dorking and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Dorking. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Dorking area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Dorking. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Dorking regulated by the SRA

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

  • Downs Solicitors Llp, 156 High Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BQ
  • Cowans Solicitors Llp, 114 South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2EW
  • Timothy J R Kirkhope, Biwater House, Station Approach, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1TZ
  • V L Humphreys & Co, Greensleeves, The Chase, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 2GR
  • Coleman & Betts, Bank Chambers, 20 North Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7AT

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Dorking

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Dorking practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Downs Solicitors Llp, 156 High Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BQ
  • Cowans Solicitors Llp, 114 South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2EW
  • Timothy J R Kirkhope, Biwater House, Station Approach, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1TZ
  • Pwt Advice Llp, 36 The Mount, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 9EA
  • V L Humphreys & Co, Greensleeves, The Chase, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 2GR

Planning law solicitors in Dorking regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Dorking with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Downs Solicitors Llp, 156 High Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BQ

Neighboring Locations

Fetcham
Bookham
Leatherhead
Ashtead
Walton on the Hill
Dorking

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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