I plan on purchasing property in Barton le Willows. My lawyer has never been on on the lender solicitor panel. Am I still permitted to appoint my Barton le Willows conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the lender panel?

You have a couple of choices available to you here

• Proceed with your chosen Barton le Willows lawyer but your bank will no doubt retain a conveyancer on their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional charges and probable delay.
• Get a new conveyancer to act in the purchase, ensuring that they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
• Convince your solicitor to pull out all the stops to get accepted on the bank’s panel of solicitors

We're in Barton le Willows, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is UBS , and our lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Barton le Willows. Now, I need the documents however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Barton le Willows of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business property in Barton le Willows and how can your lawyers assist?

The particular law that you refer to affords a safeguard to commercial lessees, granting the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act to your advantage and handle your commercial conveyancing in Barton le Willows

We have been informed by many friends that it should take up to two months for Barton le Willows conveyancing to complete.This was four weeks ago. The draft contract was only sent to my conveyancer last week so does the clock start running now?

There is no categorical time frame for conveyancing in Barton le Willows. Conveyancing is subject to too much unpredictabilities. Barton le Willows conveyancing searches alone may take some weeks before they are received.