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Q and A’s regarding the Aldermore Bank Solicitor Panel
My property lawyer is not listed on the Aldermore Bank Approved Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor even though they are excluded from the Aldermore Bank panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
You will need to have a conveyancer complete the legal work required when you take out a Aldermore Bank mortgage to buy your property. They’ll carry out all the necessary legal checks on the property, make sure that you’re properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is in place. You can instruct a conveyancing firm of your choice. However, if the firm selected is not a member of the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel additional costs will be incurred as separate legal representation will be required by Aldermore Bank. Conveyancing panel applications can be submitted, so if your conveyancer has not previously applied for membership they can do so.
My fiance and I intend to remortgage our apartment with Aldermore Bank. We have a son 19 who lives with us. The solicitor on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this form unique to the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 5 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this giving up his rights to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Aldermore Bank .This is solely used to protect the Aldermore Bank if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave.
It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Aldermore Bank had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Hackney on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the Aldermore Bank approved panel?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. Before you appoint your lawyer we advise you to speak to two or three of the firms listed to gain comfort as to which one is right for you..
I am purchasing a terraced house and getting a mortgage with Aldermore Bank. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel in your location.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Aldermore Bank. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Aldermore Bank panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Aldermore Bank 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 Aldermore Bank mortgage from the register. Aldermore Bank,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 Aldermore Bank has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Aldermore Bank has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Aldermore Bank mortgage has been paid off.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their lawyers I paid an upfront payment of 150. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me to say that they were not on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore Bank panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed
to by Aldermore Bank. Is it usual for Aldermore Bank to only issue the offer once my
solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Aldermore Bank to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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