I require quick conveyancing in Sheerness as I am under pressure to exchange contracts within 2 weeks. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are not getting a home loan you have the choice not to do searches although no lawyer would suggest that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Sheerness the following are instances of issues that can arise and therefore affect future saleability: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Sheerness. Now, I need my documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Sheerness of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Is it simple use the search tool to get a fee calculation from a conveyancing practitioner in Sheerness on the panel for my bank?

Step one is to choose a mortgage company such as HSBC Bank, Bank of Scotland or Platform Home Loans Ltd then specify your preferred area for instance Sheerness. Conveyancing firms in Sheerness and beyond should be listed.

My husband and I are new to the buying process - agreed a price, but the property agent told us that the owners will only move forward if we instruct the agent's recommended conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Sheerness

It is unlikely the vendors are behind this. If they require ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to appoint your preferred Sheerness conveyancing firm - rather thanthe ones that will give the negotiator at the agency a kickback or hit his conveyancing targets pre-set by corporate headquarters.

My mother purchased her house in Sheerness in 2005. She has been married, widowed and has recently remarried. She wishes to market the house in a couple of months. I think she will just be requested to provide a copy of the marriage papers to the conveyancer however she is concerned it will hold up the house sale. Is it worth updating the land title information for the house?

It is not absolutely necessary to bring up to date the title for the property providing you have the proof required to show how the name change occurred.

The buyer’s property lawyer will review the title details and ask for evidence to establish the change of name for example marriage documentation.