Me and my fiance are buying a 3 bedroom apartment in Rotherhithe with a mortgage. We would like to retain our Rotherhithe lawyer, but the mortgage company says he's not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the mortgage company panel firms or continue with our Rotherhithe as well as pay for one of their panel lawyers to represent them. This seems very unfair; are we not able to demand that the lender use our Rotherhithe ?
Unfortunately,no. Your mortgage offer is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders 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 Rotherhithe conveyancing lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Rotherhithe. Now, I need the files however the law firm has closed. 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 Rotherhithe 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.
I am purchasing my first flat in Rotherhithe benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not inform my solicitor about the side-deal as it will jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
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I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Rotherhithe. I've discover a web site which appears to be the perfect answer If it is possible to get all the legals done via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?