As a FTB what is the most important number one tip you can impart concerning purchase conveyancing in Martock?
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Martock or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the transaction. E.g., the seller, property agent and even potentially a lender. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Martock an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the transaction whose responsibility is to act in your legal interests and to keep you safe.
On occasion a third party with a vested interest will attempt to persuade you that you should follow their advice. As an example, the selling agent may claim to be helping by suggesting your conveyancer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may advise you to do something that is contrary to your solicitors recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties in the conveyancing process.
What is the optimum way to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Martock is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Skipton Building Society thus spending £175.00 in another set of legal bill.
Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Pick the lender and type ‘Martock’ or your preferred area and you will discover numerous conveyancers offices in Martock or by proximity to you.
My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Martock. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?
Given that you have now exchanged you should appoint a conveyancing practitioner soon as you are faced with a pending a fixed date to complete the purchase. Every auction property should have an associated auction set of papers. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold premises the conveyancing papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork relating to a leasehold property. You must pass this on to the solicitor working for you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that you have funds in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
I can not work out if my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called into my local Martock building society branch on various occasions and was informed it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Martock conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called to say that they refuse to lend based on their published requirements. Who do I believe?
As long as the solicitor is on the bank panel, they must follow the CML Handbook conditions for the lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Martock on 15/8/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, all came back fine. Conveyancer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Bank of Ireland and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I am buying a house and the lawyer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the house may be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Martock
Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you could expect lawyers delivering conveyancing in Martock to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Martock?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Martock. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Should I go with a Martock conveyancing lawyer based in the vicinity that I am purchasing? An old friend can carry out the legal formalities however her office is over three hundred miles drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Martock conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute documents, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Martock know how is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and in the main were content that must outweigh using an unknown Martock conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.