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Bradford & Bingley Solicitor Panel Recently Asked Questions
How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel. Is it practical to instruct different lawyers?
If you haven't yet instructed a solicitor to do anything for you and have just received quotes, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer you're considering.
We are only a couple days away from an exchange and my mum and dad having transferred the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to disclose this to my lender Bradford & Bingley. I am advised that, being on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Bradford & Bingley if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I advised the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Bradford & Bingley to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Bradford & Bingley if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I am Googling for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the firms that are listed on your website are on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have advised us that they are on the Bradford & Bingley panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Bradford & Bingley panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel is incorrect.
The firm that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in London has suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I had to have a solicitor on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel and my previous lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £175 for searches. What should be my next steps?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help
Are all solicitor practices on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel regulated by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
We were going to get a DIP from Bradford & Bingley this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the Bradford & Bingley recommend a solicitor on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer
You will need to appoint solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the Bradford & Bingley through the process.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Bradford & Bingley. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Bradford & Bingley panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Bradford & Bingley mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Bradford & Bingley mortgage from the register. Bradford & Bingley,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
but are not moving to another property
where the Bradford & Bingley has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Bradford & Bingley has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Bradford & Bingley mortgage has been paid off.
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