The housing market in Dorset is hotting up. What can I do to expedite matters?
First, If you are under pressure to complete we would recommend that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will make use of local relationships and knowledge. It is even conceivable that they would have handled otherhomes in the same street. You would be best advised to use a Dorset conveyancing lawyer. Second, be sure that the lawyer is on the lender panel. It is claimed that 18% of Dorset conveyancing deals are frustrated or derailed after finding out that a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the legal process being frustrated by an average of 21 days. It is claimed that this issue affects in the region of 100,000 home sales every year. Most Dorset conveyancing practices can not represent certain banks so do check at the outset.
My property lawyer in Dorset has never been on on the Barclays Direct Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Barclays Direct list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Dorset solicitors but Barclays Direct will need to instruct a lawyer on their panel. This will result in additional overall conveyancing fees and result in delays.
- Find an alternative solicitor to act in the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are on the Barclays Direct panel
I have been told that property searches are a common cause of obstruction in Dorset conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Dorset.
How do I search for a Dorset solicitor on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the lawyer.
You can use the search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Dorset conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Dorset conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to verify if they are on the Alliance & Leicester member panel
In my capacity as executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a residence in Monmouth but I am based in Dorset. My conveyancer (approximately 300 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Dorset to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Dorset