We just had an offer accepted to buy with Coventry BS. I popped in a few high street companies yet cant to find a Martock conveyancing firm on the Coventry BS approved list. Please you assist?

You should make use of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the mortgage company and type Martock or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Martock or nearest you.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Martock as I am under a deadline to complete inside 2 weeks. A mortgage is not required. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not taking a mortgage you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would advise that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Martock the following are examples of what can crop up and adversely impact the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

I purchased my home on 6 June and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Martock expressed confidence that it would be recorded in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Martock uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Martock registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry need to notify any 3rd persons or bodies. Currently roughly 80% of such applications are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to extensive delays. Registration takes place once the buyer has moved in to the property so an expedited registration is not typically top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor should contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in Martock and how can your lawyers assist?

The particular law that you refer to provides protection to business leaseholders, granting the dueness to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Martock is one of the hundreds of areas of the UK in which the firms we work with have offices

Our estate agent has recommended their property lawyer for the conveyancing in Martock - Is it not simpler better to just use them?

You need to establish if the estate agent is recommending a conveyancing practitioner or introducing to a lawyer. There are plenty of Martock estate agents who recommend two or three Martock conveyancing firms and get nothing from it.