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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Dorset’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Dorset.

Reasons to use our Dorset conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Dorset property lawyer have established excellent working relationships with Dorset local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Dorset.
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Regardless other on-line conveyancers say it could be important to visit your lawyer to execute legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a house sale without having to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 4 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Dorset regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Dorset and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Dorset 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 will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dorset since January 2025*

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Transfer

of terraced premises, High Street, DT2 8UE completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £280,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of terraced property, , DT2 8QR completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £400,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of house premises, Brewer Walk, DT2 8WN completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £269,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Yalbury Lane, DT2 8XR completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £280,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dorset

What is the most effective way to find the right lawyer to give a first class service for my conveyancing in Dorset?

Option 1 is to ask your friends and family whom they would seek assistance from.

Second, use a comparison service on the web for conveyancing in Dorset. Pick up the phone to two or three listed and request that they forward you their conveyancing costs illustrations and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your conveyancing beforemaking your choice.

Option 3 is to use our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors taking into account your personal expectations including the type of property,timings, complexity and who your intended mortgage company is. Do not be teased by low cost conveyancing in Dorset

I am buying a semi-detached house in Dorset. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Dorset you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Dorset.

What will a local search inform me concerning the property my wife and I buying in Dorset?

Dorset conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as PSG The local search is essential in every Dorset conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search will provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject sections.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Dorset is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Dorset are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Dorset you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Dorset may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

Taking into account that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on 3 bedroom house in Dorset I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor concerning thehome move in advance of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer who will be conducting your property ownership legalities in Dorset.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a case number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Dorset should be the figure that you end up paying.

My step-father has suggested that I appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Dorset. Do I follow his guidance?

No doubt the best way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to seek feedback from friends or family who have used the conveyancer you're contemplating using.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Dorset regulated by the SRA

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

  • Sarah Grant Solicitors, First Floor, 28 Trinity Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1TT
  • Humphries Kirk Executor & Trustee Company, 40 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1UR
  • Bpl Solicitors Limited, Mey House, Bridport Road, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3QY

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dorset regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Dorset with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Dorset. This should include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Sarah Grant Solicitors, First Floor, 28 Trinity Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1TT
  • Humphries Kirk Executor & Trustee Company, 40 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1UR
  • Bpl Solicitors Limited, Mey House, Bridport Road, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3QY

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Dorset regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Dorset but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Philip Hall & Co Limited, Longfield Chambers, 2 Bramble Drove, DT2 8ED

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