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Shaftesbury Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while October was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Shaftesbury
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £9,316
  • 4 83% freehold and 17% leasehold conveyancing in Shaftesbury for this year to date
  • 5 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Shaftesbury is 40% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shaftesbury since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shaftesbury

Having been recommended your web site we were about to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Shaftesbury listed using your search tool but stumbled across some other estimates via the web look less expensive – why is this?

You can find hundreds of solicitors offering what appear to be cut price. We suggest that you think twice as to how important this transaction is to you that want to take 'cheap' risks concerning the quality of the legal work. Some embed fees well inside the terms of engagement. The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Shaftesbury will notdo this.

We note that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Shaftesbury?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Shaftesbury.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Shaftesbury. I I would like to check whether they are accepted on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you advise?

The first thing to do is phone your conveyancer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Otherwise please get in touch with Skipton Building Society who may be able to assist.

Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are the primary reason for hinderance in Shaftesbury conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are not likely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Shaftesbury.

I have recentlydiscovered that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Shaftesbury for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Shaftesbury conveyancing specialists.

How does conveyancing in Shaftesbury differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Shaftesbury approach us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because new home sellers in Shaftesbury usually purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Shaftesbury or who has acted in the same development.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shaftesbury

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Shaftesbury practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Rutters, 2 Bimport, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AY
  • Farnfields Llp, The Square, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Shaftesbury regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shaftesbury specialising in commercial conveyancing in Shaftesbury. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Rutters, 2 Bimport, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AY
  • Farnfields Llp, The Square, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AX
  • Tisbury Law Limited, Wick Barn, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6NW

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Shaftesbury regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Shaftesbury but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Sutherland & Co Property Lawyers, St Mary's Place, SP8 4AT

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