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FAQs for the Lloyds TSB Scotland Conveyancing Panel
A lawyer I had intended to instruct on a remortgage said she will levy higher legal fees if my mortgage is with Lloyds TSB Scotland because of their difficult processes! Am I likely to be frustrated using Lloyds TSB Scotland? Any comments will be appreciated
Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing requirements for their panel are no better or no more complicated than most lenders.
It is the case now the CML Handbook, the "bible" used by solicitors to establish lender requirements, is different for each lender.
It is not clear if your lawyer is on the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel. If they are not, this does add further risk of delay as Lloyds TSB Scotland will appoint their own solicitors to look after their interest.
My lawyer is asking me for proof of ID documents stating that this forms part of his obligations as a solicitor on the Lloyds TSB Scotland Conveyancing panel. This is news to me - can I refuse?
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 Lloyds TSB Scotland 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 Lloyds TSB Scotland CML Handbook requirements last updated on Lloyds TSB Scotland
Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Coventry on the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the conveyancing panel for Lloyds TSB Scotland ?
We do not recommend specific firms as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
I am buying a terraced house and getting a mortgage with Lloyds TSB Scotland. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel in your location.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Lloyds TSB Scotland. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Lloyds TSB Scotland panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Lloyds TSB Scotland 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 Lloyds TSB Scotland mortgage from the register. Lloyds TSB Scotland,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 Lloyds TSB Scotland has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Lloyds TSB Scotland has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Lloyds TSB Scotland mortgage has been paid off.
At last I have had an offer on an apartment accepted, the seller does however have a dependent purchase. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. My conveyancing solicitor has been instructed. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage app going with Lloyds TSB Scotland?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey/valuation, conveyancing search costs, etc). First you should check that your solicitor is on the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot mortgage some buyers would pally for the mortgage with Lloyds TSB Scotland and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.
My brother and I are purchasing a 1st floor apartment in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are preferred to beinstructed. My fatheradvised that we double-check that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the Lloyds TSB Scotland list of approved conveyancing firms. Aren't all lawyers on the Lloyds TSB Scotland panel?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing firm on the on the Lloyds TSB Scotland list of approved conveyancing firms.
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