My partner and I are looking to purchase a property in Idle and have appointed a Idle conveyancing firm. Within the last couple of days our property lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with a view to exchanging next week. TSB have this afternoon contacted us to inform me that there is now an issue as our Idle solicitor is not on their conveyancing panel. Is this a problem?
When purchasing a property with mortgage finance it is standard for the purchasers' lawyers to also represent the mortgage company. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your mortgage company and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own solicitors to act. You don't have to instruct a firm on the bank's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Idle solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
The deeds to our property can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Idle 5 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know precisely where to find all the suitable paperwork so you can purchase or dispose of your property without any difficulty. Where duplicates can’t be found, your conveyancer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on your property.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and identified one near me in Idle I like with a park and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 51 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Idle suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a mortgage that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.
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My husband and I are purchasing a 2 bedroom flat in Idle. When we first instructed lawyer, we were told they were on all major UK lender panels. Our mortgage broker emailed today to say that they are not on the Virgin Money approved list. Were it to be true, what should we do? Do we just find a new lawyer that is on their approved list or should we pay for dual representation, with Virgin Money appointing their own preferred solicitor.
If you are buying a property requiring a mortgage it is usual for the purchaser’s solicitors to also represent the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a property lawyer has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the solicitor to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict conditions which the property lawyer has to satisfy. Some mortgage companies now insist their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your conveyancer should call Virgin Money to discover if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You don't have to instruct a firm on Virgin Money's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Idle solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it may delay matters as you are adding another lawyer into the equation.