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Q and A’s regarding the The Chorley & District Building Society Solicitor Panel
I instructed a firm of solicitors to conveyancing on my remortgage three weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with The Chorley & District Building Society. The law firm assured me that they are on The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel and advised me their panel number. The Chorley & District Building Society then ,via my broker advised that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What happens next? Do I instruct a different law firm listed on the approved panel for The Chorley & District Building Society?
You may be very frustrated with the lawyer but if it only go take a few more days they it may be worth waiting as, depending on how far progressed you are you may end up delaying the transaction by a number of weeks if you need to replace your solicitor You may wish to enlist the help of your broker to check with the The Chorley & District Building Society as to how long they think it will take to get the firm to get back on the panel.
My god-son is buying a new build apartment with a mortgage from The Chorley & District Building Society. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked.
The Developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it.
The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
I have been searching for conveyancing quotes online. Can I be assured that all the law firms that are listed on your directory are on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the The Chorley & District Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the The Chorley & District Building Society 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 The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel is not accurate.
We're in Wales, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is The Chorley & District Building Society , but our solicitor is on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
Is it the case that all conveyancing solicitors on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel work on a no move no charge basis?
There is generally no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their service
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from The Chorley & District Building Society as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
The Chorley & District Building Society would not normally appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the The Chorley & District Building Society list
Completion of my remortgage has taken place with a mortgage from The Chorley & District Building Society. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about The Chorley & District Building Society. How do I make a complaint?
Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the The Chorley & District Building Society branches or the Customer Services Team at The Chorley & District Building Society head office. Ordinarily complaints to The Chorley & District Building Society are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is resolved you can write to the
Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.