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I am getting a mortgage offer from Topaz Finance. my intention is to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Topaz Finance Conveyancing panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC
Topaz Finance’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are due to exchange on the purchase a house but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the seller of £3k approx by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company Topaz Finance will not agree to this. Why was Topaz Finance even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Topaz Finance of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Topaz Finance then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Topaz Finance.
I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Topaz Finance approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Topaz Finance conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Topaz Finance solicitor panel.
I was scheduled to complete on my dream home last Friday. My solicitor is on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel but has moved offices in the past couple of months and had not advised Topaz Finance of their new address. Topaz Finance has locked down the release of mortgage funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is a rare situation indeed. Most lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Topaz Finance branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Topaz Finance as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Topaz Finance would not normally instruct firms on their conveyancing panel 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 Topaz Finance list
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Topaz Finance. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Topaz Finance panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Topaz Finance mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Topaz Finance mortgage from the register. Topaz Finance,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
but are not moving to another property
where the Topaz Finance has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Topaz Finance has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Topaz Finance mortgage has been paid off.
My existing mortgage is with Topaz Finance. My father has just retired and wants to pay off my mortgage. After Topaz Finance is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long will it roughly take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the Topaz Finance mortgage is discharged.
Although you do need to retain the services of a lawyer they dont
need to be on the Topaz Finance panel.
You will need a solicitor to draw up the transfer and
to deal with the Land Registry formalities. The only thing you need to
consider is that by selling at an undervalue so ask your lawyer about
the implications. There could be an inheritance tax issue if you die
within 7 years of this. There's no capital gains tax for you as it is
your main residence.
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