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Dover Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 2 90% freehold and 10% leasehold conveyancing in Dover for this year to date
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £4,716
  • 4 March was the busiest month and May was the next busiest month while December was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Dover
  • 5 Average time frame of 37 days for registration of title in Dover

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dover since December 2025*

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Transfer

of house property, Heritage Gardens, CT16 1AL completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £515,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

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Disposal

of house residence, Clarendon Street, CT17 9RD completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £190,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of semi residence, Stanhope Road, CT16 2PR completing on 18/12/2025 at a price of £220,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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Transfer

of detached residence premises, Wyndham Road, CT17 0BH completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £182,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dover

What guidance do you have for searching for value for money conveyancing in Dover?

First ask your friends and family whom they would seek assistance from.

Second, look on the internet for conveyancing in Dover. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms listed and request that they send you their conveyancing estimate and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee your conveyancing ahead ofmaking your choice.

Third is to use our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors for you based on your own requirements including the type of property,deadlines, complexity and who the proposed mortgage company is. Do not be teased by £99 conveyancing in Dover

Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Dover even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance where I want to acquire an office in Dover with a loan from Bank of Ireland?

Our comparison service is mainly utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Dover but we have listed at the end of this page a few Dover commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for Bank of Ireland

My grandfather passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Dover. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £5k. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Clydesdale, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Given you intend to refinance then Clydesdale will require that you use a conveyancer on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Clydesdale conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Clydesdale mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Dover is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Dover are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Dover you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Dover may ascertain 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.

Given that I will soon spend £400,000 on a house in Dover I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor about myconveyancing in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer who will be conducting your property ownership legalities in Dover.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for your conveyancing in Dover should be the figure that you end up paying.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in Dover. I've discover a web site which looks to be the ideal solution If there is a chance to get all the legals completed via phone that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Dover regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bradleys, Victoria House, 1 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 1RW
  • Stilwell & Singleton, 110 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 1RT
  • Pigotts, 10 Victoria Crescent, High Street, Dover, Kent, CT16 1DU
  • Mowll Limited, Trafalgar House, Gordon Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 3PN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dover regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Dover specialising in commercial conveyancing in Dover. This should include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Stilwell & Singleton, 110 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 1RT
  • Pigotts, 10 Victoria Crescent, High Street, Dover, Kent, CT16 1DU
  • Mowll Limited, Trafalgar House, Gordon Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 3PN

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

  • Property lawyer instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Undertaking Dover searches with respect to the property
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers received from the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Submitting queries with the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase agreement
  • Examining replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the purchase and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

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