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FAQs : The Yorkshire Building Society Conveyancing Panel
It has come to my attention via my lender that my property lawyer is not on the Yorkshire Building Society Conveyancing panel. How can I be certain that this is indeed the case?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the the approved Yorkshire Building Society solicitor panel.
Our son is buying a newly built flat with a mortgage from Yorkshire Building Society. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested.
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 Yorkshire 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 am looking for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the law firms that are identified on your site are on the Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel is incorrect.
We're in London, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Yorkshire Building Society , but our lawyer is on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Yorkshire 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
When it comes to lenders such as Yorkshire Building Society do solicitors have to be pay a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
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.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Yorkshire Building Society as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Yorkshire Building Society do not ordinarily instruct 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 Yorkshire Building Society list
I have instructed a lawyer having checked that they are on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
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I've read lots of house buying,I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my solicitor - who is on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Yorkshire Building Society will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Yorkshire Building Society will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey.
You may wish to consider appointing your own surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
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Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Yorkshire Building Society you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.