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Common questions asked concerning the Sainsburys Bank Solicitor Panel
How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel. How easy is it to change conveyancer?
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.
I am purchasing a newly built apartment and my lawyer is telling me that she is duty bound to disclose incentives from the builder as her practice is on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange and I have no desire to delay matters. is my lawyer taking the correct approach?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Sainsburys Bank approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Sainsburys Bank). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for my own conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
I am selling my house. Does my solicitor have to be on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
In what circumstances might Sainsburys Bank amend or withdraw their mortgage offer?
Lenders such as Sainsburys Bank can revoke their mortgage offer although this rarely happens. should Sainsburys Bank withdraw their offer they may or may not inform you or the lawyer as to their reasoning. There are various possible reasons but here are a number of examples:
- Sainsburys Bank may amend or withdraw an offer if the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel solicitor is unable to confirm compliance with any of the conditions of the mortgage offer or if any of the terms of the mortgage offer cannot be satisfied
- If the borrower informs Sainsburys Bank of a change in security address
- Amendments if purchase price adjusted and the loan to value limits exceeded by this. Please note that Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel solicitors would be obliged to notify Sainsburys Bank of a change in the price of the property.
- Where to proceed with the Mortgage offer would be unlawful
- If the solicitor on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel acting for the applicant, borrower, mortgagor or guarantor cannot comply with Sainsburys Bank ‘s instructions
I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in month 8 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Sainsburys Bank are being difficult. The solicitor who is on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Sainsburys Bank are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Sainsburys Bank have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Sainsburys Bank have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Sainsburys Bank may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
We are are taking a long lease of a 1st floor apartment in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon beappointed. My fatheradvised that we check that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the Sainsburys Bank panel. Is this really necessary?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing practices are on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel. 5 people a month use our search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing solicitor on the on the Sainsburys Bank panel.
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