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I am obtaining a mortgage with Birmingham Midshires. my intention is to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Birmingham Midshires Solicitor panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC
Birmingham Midshires’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Much to my surprise my lawyer is asking me for proof of ID documents asserting that this forms part of his retainer as a conveyancer on the Birmingham Midshires Solicitor panel. Am I being spun a yarn?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that Birmingham Midshires also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with Birmingham Midshires CML Handbook requirements last updated on Birmingham Midshires
I require the services of a Birmingham Midshires panel solicitor in Inverness. Can you assist?
It is not clear why you need a Birmingham Midshires panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Birmingham Midshires to find out which solicitors in Birmingham Midshires are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month
I was scheduled to move into my dream home last Thursday. My solicitor is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel but has moved offices in the past couple of months and had not informed Birmingham Midshires of their new address. Birmingham Midshires has locked down the release of mortgage funds until such time as their systems are up to date with the correct details.
This is a rare situation indeed. The majority of lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Birmingham Midshires branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Birmingham Midshires do solicitors have to be pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Birmingham Midshires. Solicitors have been chosen? How long does it take for Birmingham Midshires to send the offer to our conveyancer
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Birmingham Midshires conducted the valuation? Have you advised Birmingham Midshires as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
We have agreed to purchase a house.One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Birmingham Midshires be concerned
Given that your lender is Birmingham Midshires your lawyer must to check the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Birmingham Midshires . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Birmingham Midshires where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. Requirements for Scotland are due in the near future.
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