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Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
I am expecting a mortgage with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. my intention is to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Conveyancing panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders associated to the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
Our conveyancing solicitor has informed me that he requires identification documents asserting that this is part of his legal duty as a conveyancer on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Conveyancing panel. Is this right?
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 Norwich and Peterborough Building Society 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 Norwich and Peterborough Building Society CML Handbook requirements last updated on Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
I have been Googling for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be sure that all the practices that are identified on your directory are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have advised us that they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel is incorrect.
My aunt passed away last year and as sole heir and executor was left the property. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Norwich and Peterborough Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this allowed?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I was thinking of purchasing my friend’s property. Assuming we can agree a figure, what’s the best way to proceed? I hope to get a mortgage with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Is it possible to avoid using solicitors to save on the costs? My dad reckons back in the day he did a lot of it himself, just went into the land registry office and providing them with the info they needed himself
If you are getting a mortgage with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel.
The mortgage over my property is with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Conveyancing has been completed a year ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society must be informed of your intention prior to letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Norwich and Peterborough Building Society directly. You need not do this via a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel lawyer.
Intending to buy a flat with a mortgage with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I have received an online quote from a licensed conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel