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Top 5 reasons to use our service to help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Dorking

  • 1 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Dorking regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Dorking and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 2 Dorking conveyancers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 3 The Dorking conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Dorking
  • 4 This site is the first site offering you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Dorking will be conducted by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal connections with Dorking estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dorking since December 2025*

Transfer

of semi residence, Parkway, RH4 1EX completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £600,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Disposal

of terraced premises, Fraser Gardens, RH4 1HP completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £440,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of apartment Hill View RH4 1SY, at buying sum of £372,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of detached residence premises, Claygate Road, RH4 2PS completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £475,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dorking

Do the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site handle right to buy conveyancing in Dorking?

We have identified plenty of conveyancing lawyers who can conduct right to buy transactions You should get in touch with us in order to secure a costs calculation.

Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Dorking even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I want to buy an office in Dorking with a mortgage from National Westminster Bank?

The service is primarily utilised to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Dorking but we have set out at the end of this page a selection of Dorking commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent National Westminster Bank

Should my conveyancer be asking questions about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Dorking.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers carrying out conveyancing in Dorking. Plenty of people will acquire a house in Dorking, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be initiated by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which should give them a better understanding of the risks in Dorking. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms sent to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a standard inquiry of the seller to find out whether the premises has historically flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not revealed by the owner, then a purchaser may bring a legal claim for losses as a result of such an inaccurate response. The purchaser’s solicitors should also carry out an enviro report. This should disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be made.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Dorking. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Dorking of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am purchasing a new build house in Dorking with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent suggested that I not disclose to my conveyancer about the deal as it would affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

I've found a house that seems to meet my requirements, at a reasonable figure which is making it all the more appealing. I have subsequently found out that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are issues buying a house with a leasehold title in Dorking. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been appointed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in Dorking ?

The majority of houses in Dorking are freehold rather than leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are purchasing in Dorking so you should seriously consider shopping around for a Dorking conveyancing practitioner and check that they have experience in transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. As a leaseholder you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions such as obtaining the landlord’spermission to conduct alterations. It may be necessary to pay a contribution towards the maintenance of the estate where the property is part of an estate. Your lawyer will report to you on the legal implications.

I inherited a 2 bed flat in Dorking, conveyancing was carried out in 2010. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable properties in Dorking with an extended lease are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2104

With 78 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £7,600 and £8,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Dorking

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Dorking specialising 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dorking regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Dorking practicing in commercial conveyancing in Dorking. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • 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

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Dorking regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Dorking but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Sutherland & Co , Crown House, KT20 7ST

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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