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Examples of recent questions relating to the Kent Reliance Conveyancing Panel
I have just been informed by my financial adviser that my the law firm I have appointed is not on the Kent Reliance Conveyancing panel. How can I check?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a firm that is on the the approved Kent Reliance solicitor panel.
We are getting closer to an exchange and my mum and dad having transferred the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to make a notification to my lender Kent Reliance. Apparently, being on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Kent Reliance if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I advised the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Kent Reliance to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Kent Reliance if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I require the services of a Kent Reliance panel solicitor in Stirling. Could you help me?
It is not clear why you need a Kent Reliance panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Kent Reliance to find out which solicitors in Kent Reliance are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. At a fee of one pound per month it is not expensive to register on the site
I am considering applying for a Kent Reliance mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) with 70% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Kent Reliance?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor but Kent Reliance will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
Do conveyancing lawyers on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee basis?
On the whole there are no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their package
is it true that all solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
My offer was accepted on a house on the 12th March 2014, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Are Kent Reliance entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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