I am buying a property without a mortgage in Dorking. I have lived for the previous Seventeen years in Dorking. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I know the road and vicinity intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a home loan, then all but one or two of the Dorking conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your solicitor will try and steer you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but he has a professional duty to take that path of encouragement . One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to dispose of the house one day, it could be of interest to your prospective buyer what the searches determine. On occasion houses with apparent issues can still reveal adverse search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Dorking should provide you some sensible guidance here.

It has been three months since my purchase conveyancing in Dorking completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Dorking in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not give a mortgage on this type of house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further 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 Dorking. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I have been pointed in your direction by numerous estate agents in Dorking to locate a solicitor on your site. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to promote your lawyers rather than another?

We don’t offer any financial incentive for sending work in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

What is the best way to find the right lawyer for my conveyancing in Dorking ?

First ask your friends and family who they would recommend. Second, search the internet for conveyancing in Dorking. Telephone a couple or more firms from the list and request that they email you their conveyancing fees and speak to the lawyer who will conduct your conveyancing before you commit. Third is to use this site to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your unique factors including location,speed, complexity and who the proposed mortgage company is.Avoid the trap of appointing £99 conveyancing solicitors in Dorking