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Reasons to use our Great Dunmow conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Great Dunmow is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 No matter what any alternative solicitors may claim it may be important to visit your solicitor to execute legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a house sale without having to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 3 The companies shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 4 Great Dunmow conveyancers work in partnership with Great Dunmow estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the aim of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 5 This site is the first site that enables you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Great Dunmow will be carried out by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s member panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Great Dunmow since April 2026*

Sale

of semi property, Livermore Lane, CM6 1ZN completing on 30/04/2026 at a price of £355,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Conveyance

of apartment Weavers Close CM6 1FR, purchased for £180,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Purchase

of apartment Weavers Close CM6 1YL, purchased for £220,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of terraced premises, Waldgrooms, CM6 1DZ completing on 26/05/2026 at a price of £326,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Great Dunmow

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

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Great Dunmow your lawyer will request that you put them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is payable against the total price then this will be asked for shortly before contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is needed will be payable a couple of days ahead of the day of completion.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when purchasing a property in Great Dunmow? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that homeowners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Great Dunmow?

Unless a previous acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you can expect solicitors delivering conveyancing in Great Dunmow to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Great Dunmow. Now, I need the documents however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Great Dunmow of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Great Dunmow ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks will refuse to grant a mortgage on this type of home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Great Dunmow. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

All being well we will complete our sale of a £250,000 flat in Great Dunmow next Friday. The freeholder has quoted £384 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Great Dunmow?

Great Dunmow conveyancing on leasehold flats nine out of ten times results in fees being levied by landlords agents :

    Addressing conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in Great Dunmow Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Great Dunmow leasehold property is £350. For Great Dunmow conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.

I bought a garden flat in Great Dunmow, conveyancing having been completed in 2008. How much will my lease extension cost? Equivalent flats in Great Dunmow with over 90 years remaining are worth £180,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 invoiced annually. The lease runs out on 21st October 2085

With only 59 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £20,900 and £24,200 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range above 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 a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

I previously advised by my lender that their approved solicitors operate no sale no fee basis for conveyancing in Great Dunmow. I had a purchase abort nevertheless the solicitors have invoiced for search fees! They are claiming that the fees are independent!

in promising "no sale no fee" Great Dunmow conveyancing lawyers are foregoing their charges for any work conducted. We should make it clear that this is not to be regarded as an insurance scheme. Disbursements aren’t covered – where the property lawyer have to pay money out to third parties, for instance Great Dunmow local search fees

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Great Dunmow regulated by the SRA

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

  • Foort Tayler, 42 High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH
  • Wade & Davies Limited, 28 High Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH
  • Foort Tayler Limited, 42 High Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Great Dunmow regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Great Dunmow with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Great Dunmow. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Foort Tayler, 42 High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH
  • Wade & Davies Limited, 28 High Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH
  • Foort Tayler Limited, 42 High Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AH

Great Dunmow commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Granting a licence to assign, sublet or carry out works Property finance transactions, including sale and leaseback Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Land use planning and environmental issues

Neighboring Locations

Saffron Walden
Stansted
Great Dunmow
Ongar
Dunmow
Essex
Chelmsford
Great Baddow

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

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