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Should have replied to you in the last comment! It's common for doors to warp. They are exposed to different climates inside and out so the wood responds by warping, they are also set in frames which move with the house. If the dry weather has caused your house to move a bit that could be part of the problem.
It's a carpenter/joiners job but it usually helps to have them doing more than just that. It takes a little thinking about how best to fix it and having someone with a sharp set of planes definitely helps. If I'm working somewhere and notice the front door has a problem I usually work out how to fix it while I'm coming and going through it.
Airhead
Do heavy wooden front doors warp?
Mine has started not open jng easily and seems to catch on the bottom edge and where the lock mechanism is, meaning it is too tight a fit to easily unlock with the key from outside.
To make this better I have shifted the lock housing in the frame back a bit but now can't do the second deadlock up.
All in all, it seems o have warped or twisted somehow.
How can I best diagnose this and who should I speak to about fixing it? Or is it new door time?