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Adam & Company International Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
I need to swap lawyers as my lawyer is not on the Adam & Company International panel of conveyancing solicitors. 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.
My lawyer has discovered a discrepancy between the assumptions in Adam & Company International’s valuation report and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer informs me that as he is on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel he is duty bound to check that the bank is with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my lawyer’s approach legitimate?
A precondition to being on the Adam & Company International approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Adam & Company International) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
Do I need to visit the offices of the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Bristol
so that I can pop in to their offices if required.
Most conveyancing panel lawyers for Adam & Company International undertake all of the work via the post, internet or over the phone. This means that they can undertake your Conveyancing Transaction no matter where you live in England or Wales. However you should check if you can still book an appointment to go into appointed conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.
The lawyers that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Manchester has without warning closed. They were on acting for me because I needed a firm on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel and my preferred lawyer was not. I paid them £200 on account. 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. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Adam & Company International 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 assist
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Adam & Company International. Solicitors have been appointed? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Adam & Company International?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Adam & Company International completed the valuation? Have you advised Adam & Company International as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
I have agreed a price on a apartment I spoke to a conveyancer recommended by my mum and he advised retaining a solicitor approved by Adam & Company International. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Adam & Company International if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Adam & Company International suggested that either practice can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Adam & Company International 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask Adam & Company International for conveyancing panel firms in your area. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Adam & Company International conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Adam & Company International’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
My husband and I are at the point of viewing apartments and am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a home loan with Adam & Company International
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Adam & Company International , ask your prospective lawyers check they are on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.