It is a dozen years since I purchased my house in Dorridge. Conveyancing solicitors have now been appointed on the sale but I can't locate my deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they could stored with the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Dorridge involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.

Our lender has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Dorridge but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Dorridge or nearer to where I live. Can you help?

The minority of Dorridge conveyancing firms are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to identify a Dorridge conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.

Have purchased a a semi-detached house in Dorridge , how long will it take for the Land Registry to register my ownership? My Dorridge conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be sure that my purchase is registered.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Dorridge registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any other persons or bodies. Currently approximately three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but occasionally there can be extensive delays. Historically registration is effected once the new owner is living at the premises so an expedited registration is not usually primary concern yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a house in Newport but live in Dorridge. My lawyer (approximately 200 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Dorridge to attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Dorridge based

I see that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the bank conveyancing panel. Do Dorridge conveyancing firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for my conveyancing?

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