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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Martock’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Martock.

Reasons to use our Martock conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often located hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Martock
  • 2 Over the years Martock conveyancer have developed excellent connections with Martock local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Martock.
  • 3 Personal touch together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Martock conveyancing can be made a lot more stressful because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 This site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Martock will be conducted by a solicitor on your lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 5 Martock lawyers work in conjunction with Martock estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible

Examples of recent conveyancing in Martock since January 2025*

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Sale

of terraced residence, Vincent Way, TA12 6DG completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £317,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion

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Disposal

of terraced property, Beech Road, TA12 6DT completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £490,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of terraced premises, Blackspur Cottages, TA14 6SW completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £325,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of semi-detached premises, Southfield Drive, BA21 3FJ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £425,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Martock

Why would one appoint a Martock conveyancing company when national conveyancers are so much cheaper?

To take your time to find scrutinise conveyancing costs in Martock and you should seek an affordable quote but don’t become consumed with searching for the lowest priced Martock conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a smooth and a stressful house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from an experienced lawyer. An e-mail can never be as helpful as a telephone call and are no substitute for a one to one appointment. Our partner firms will find you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of personalised service that you are unlikely to received from an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will keep you updated as to headway and keep you informed. Should you need to phone the firm you will know who to ask for and we'll endeavour to make sure that you're not left wondering what's going on.

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (five years built) in Martock. Almost all the properties have already been sold. Is it really necessary to order conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in Martock?

If you getting a mortgage, your lender will insist on some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Martock conveyancing searches are optional. Your solicitor, will 'advise', perhaps in the strongest possible terms, that you should not go ahead without searches, but he or she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you insist that your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or you will need to swap to an alternative solicitor for your conveyancing in Martock.

My fiance and I are purchasing a newly converted apartment in Martock with a homeloan from Aldermore.We have a Martock conveyancing solicitor but Aldermore says her practice is not on their "panel". we are left little option but to use a Aldermore panel lawyer or retain our high street solicitor and pay for a Aldermore panel lawyer to represent them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that Aldermore use our lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its various provisions, a common one being that solicitors will be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Until recently, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Aldermore

This question may be naive but I am new to the process as a 1st time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Martock. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Martock?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to collect the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

Is it correct that all Martock CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel?

A selection of banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their panels.

I have paid off my mortgage with Principality. I assume I don't need a Martock property lawyer on the Principality panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Principality mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Principality mortgage from the register. Principality, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Principality has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Principality has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Principality mortgage has been paid off.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Martock from the point of view of saving time on the sale process?

  • A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Martock can be avoided where you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and ask them to collate the leasehold documentation needed by the purchasers’ representatives.
    • If you have the benefit of shareholding in the freehold, you should ensure that you are holding the original share document. Arranging a new share certificate is often a time consuming process and delays many a Martock home move. If a duplicate share is necessary, do contact the company director and secretary or managing agents (if applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity. Some Martock leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this is the case, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. You believe that you know the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be wise to double-check by asking your lawyers. A purchaser's lawyer will not be happy to advise their client to to exchange contracts if the remaining number of years is below 80 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an as soon as possible that you identify whether the lease term for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. If you have carried out any alterations to the premises would they have required Landlord’s approval? Have you, for example laid down wooden flooring? Most leases in Martock state that internal structural changes or laying down wooden flooring calls for a licence issued by the Landlord acquiescing to such alterations. Should you fail to have the paperwork to hand you should not contact the landlord without checking with your conveyancer in the first instance.

I purchased a ground floor flat in Martock, conveyancing having been completed August 1998. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent properties in Martock with over 90 years remaining are worth £201,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease ceases on 21st October 2090

With only 65 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £13,300 and £15,400 as well as professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

What is the average conveyancing fee for conveyancing in Martock?

The average fee last year for conveyancing in Martock was just over one thousand four hundred and fifty pounds not including SDLT and HMLR fees.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Martock regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Martock but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Richard P Kemp, 31 North Street, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6DH
  • Adrian Stables, Westover Chambers, Willows Business Park, Westover, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9RB
  • Bannister & Co, Tudor Chambers, Manor Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UQ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Martock

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Martock with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Richard P Kemp, 31 North Street, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6DH

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Martock has some of the following tasks:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (if relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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