My mortgage broker has requested my Coombe law firm’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have e-mailed my local Coombe office but they don't know it.
The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Coombe lawyer . They maintain a central record lender panel numbers.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Coombe
There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Coombe and Solicitor firms in Coombe who can help with your conveyancing We would stress that the two are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. The two can deal with other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.
I am assisting my niece sell her flat in Coombe. Does the solicitor order an energy assessment or it is for the seller to see to?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was kept a required element of selling a property. An energy assessment must be commissioned prior to the property being placed on the market. It is not something that law firms ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Coombe conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with reputable local providers
We had instructed conveyancing lawyers locally in Coombe on the Skipton solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a separate fee for handling the Skipton mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Skipton?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner is entitled to levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Skipton but by your Coombe solicitor. Numerous firms on the Skipton panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms incorporate it on their overall fee.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Coombe before retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Coombe. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Coombe for my home move. Can I see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
One can search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded call for training purposes.
Myself and my wife have recently had an offer accepted on a apartment and had meeting on Wednesday with Nationwide for the mortgage. They warned us that when it comes to appointing a conveyancer that unless they are on their approved panel of conveyancers then we will incur an extra fee of £200. This is because they will then have to select a property lawyer to act for them as well as the one we select on our behalf and we will be on the hook for their costs. I have requested Nationwide to send me with a list so I can obtain quotes only from their approved lawyers but was told that I need to check with each individual conveyancer to see if they are on the panel. Is their an easier way of going about this?
You can enquire of Nationwide what their panel criteria is for a solicitor.Thereafter ask the conveyancer of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on loans for Nationwide in the past. If the answer to those is yes, then just double check with Nationwide. Alternatively please make use of our search tool and we may be able to find you a solicitor in Coombe on the panel for Nationwide.