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Examples of recent questions relating to the Aviva Equity Release Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Aviva Equity Release fees if I use my own solicitor. How efficient are the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use as long as they're good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Aviva Equity Release panel?
Aviva Equity Release’s conveyancing panel is substantial so it would be advisable to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Aviva Equity Release will allow to act for them.
My solicitor has discovered a difference when comparing the assumptions in Aviva Equity Release’s valuation survey and what is in the legal papers for the property. My lawyer says that as he is on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel he needs to check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my solicitor’s approach appropriate?
A precondition to being on the Aviva Equity Release approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Aviva Equity Release) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Aviva Equity Release 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 Aviva Equity Release 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 Aviva Equity Release solicitor panel.
My lawyers in Birmingham have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Aviva Equity Release. Is it case that being on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the Aviva Equity Release Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Aviva Equity Release directly.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Aviva Equity Release. Solicitors have been appointed? How long does it take for Aviva Equity Release to send the offer to our conveyancer
There is no definitive answer here. Have Aviva Equity Release conducted the valuation? Have you advised Aviva Equity Release as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
Intending to buy a flat with a mortgage with Aviva Equity Release. I have received an online quote from a licensed conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that they are on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel
I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed
to by Aviva Equity Release. Is it usual for Aviva Equity Release to only issue the offer once my
solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Aviva Equity Release to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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