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Reasons to use our Wimborne Minster conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with Wimborne Minster selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Wimborne Minster solicitors will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 No matter what any other solicitors advise it could be necessary to visit your conveyancer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the equation.
  • 5 Chances are that the the lawyers for the other party have offices in Wimborne Minster - if so both parties will be familiar

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wimborne Minster since November 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wimborne Minster

Can the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Wimborne Minster?

There are a few conveyancing experts carrying out attended exchanges. Please contact us to secure a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.

We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Wimborne Minster who is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Lloyds . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Wimborne Minster.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when purchasing a house in Wimborne Minster? or I am told that there is an ancient law that means some owners of property living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Wimborne Minster?

Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers handling conveyancing in Wimborne Minster to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm buying my first flat in Wimborne Minster benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about this deal as it would adversely affect my mortgage 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.

In searching the world wide web for the term conveyancing in Wimborne Minster it brings up many conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable conveyancer for the sale of my house?

The preferential method of seeking the right conveyancer is through a personal recommendation, so seek the counsel of friends and those you trust who have acquired a property in Wimborne Minster or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Wimborne Minster differ, so it's a good idea to request at least three fee estimates from different property lawyers. Dont forget to clarify what costs in the quote includes.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Wimborne Minster. Conveyancing and Lloyds TSB Bank mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing solicitor in Wimborne Minster who previously acted has long since retired. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Wimborne Minster conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I bought a leasehold flat in Wimborne Minster, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Wimborne Minster with over 90 years remaining are worth £197,000. The ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2081

With just 55 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £31,400 and £36,200 plus costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Wimborne Minster regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wimborne Minster with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Wimborne Minster. This will likely include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Harold G Walker, 1 The Square, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1PS
  • Mjp Law Limited, 20 West Borough, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1NF
  • Dibbens, 3 West Borough, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1LU
  • Talking Legal Practice Limited, The Granary 2 The Barns, Longham Farm Close, Longham, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9DE
  • Insley And Partners, 66 Victoria Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9JA

Planning law solicitors in Wimborne Minster regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wimborne Minster practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Coles Miller Solicitors Llp, 44-46 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2PG
  • Woodstock Property Law Limited, 3 Woodstock Road, Poole, Dorset, BH14 8DS

Wimborne Minster commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Creating and negotiating new leases Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 procedures, including serving section 25 and 26 notices Options and guarantees Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction) Subletting, licences and sharing occupation

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