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Frequently asked questions relating to the New Life Mortgages Solicitor Panel
My IFA has asked me for my lawyer’ panel reference for the New Life Mortgages conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have contacted my local New Life Mortgages office but they have not responded to me.
You are best placed to get this information from your conveyancing lawyer. A law firm is likely to keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable their conveyancing panel details for New Life Mortgages.
Expecting to complete my purchase next Tuesday. My conveyancing lawyer has asked me to provide him with a copy of the building insurance for the house as as he informs me that he is duty bound to validate that it is in order for New Life Mortgages. What does the insurance need to cover?
All property lawyers on the New Life Mortgages conveyancing panel would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in New Life Mortgages’s Part 2 requirements of the CML Handbook (last updated on New Life Mortgages). Being on the New Life Mortgages conveyancing panel your lawyer is expect to follow these instructions.
Do I need to have a meeting at the offices of the New Life Mortgages conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in London
so that I can pop in to their offices if required.
Most conveyancing panel lawyers for New Life Mortgages 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 firm that I recently instructed on my purchase in Manchester has without warning shut down. I only went with them because I needed a firm on the New Life Mortgages conveyancing panel and my previous lawyer was not. I gave them a cheque for £150 in advance. What should be my next steps?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would 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 New Life Mortgages 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 lawyers should be in a position to help
Do the majority of banks operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the New Life Mortgages conveyancing panel requirements are different to New Life Mortgages’s conveyancing panel requirements.
New Life Mortgages have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on house has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up New Life Mortgages or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. New Life Mortgages will tell you what documents they want. New Life Mortgages will instruct a valuer. The valuer will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about week to get a mortgage offer. New Life Mortgages will issue the offer to you and your lawyer. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing.
Sometime soon me and my wife are remortgaging a terraced house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon beinstructed. My brokerrecommended that we check that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the New Life Mortgages panel. Is this right?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the New Life Mortgages conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the New Life Mortgages panel.
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