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Frequently asked questions relating to the Co operative Bank Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Co operative Bank fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Co operative Bank conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH as long as they're good and reasonably priced. Are there any Co operative Bank conveyancers you'd recommend?
Co operative Bank’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just 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 Co operative Bank will allow to act for them.
Can you help?. For no fault of my lawyer but, the conveyancing for my house purchase has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Co operative Bank was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 6 months + 3. My lawyer informs me that as she is on the Co operative Bank conveyancing panel she needs to reorder the searches as they are no longer valid.
One of the many conditions to being on the Co operative Bank approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Co operative Bank)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Co operative Bank.
Are the lawyers identified as being on the Co operative Bank conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Co operative Bank?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Co operative Bank conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Co operative Bank directly.
I am purchasing a right to buy flat and getting a mortgage with Co operative Bank. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Co operative 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 Co operative Bank conveyancing panel in your location.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Co operative Bank. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Co operative Bank panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Co operative 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 Co operative Bank mortgage from the register. Co operative 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 Co operative Bank has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Co operative Bank has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Co operative Bank mortgage has been paid off.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house. My mortgage broker suggested a solicitor I paid an upfront payment of 200. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me to say that they were not on the Co operative 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 Co operative 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 am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in month 8 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Co operative Bank are being a right pain. The solicitor who is on the Co operative Bank conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Co operative Bank are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Co operative Bank have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Co operative Bank have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Co operative Bank may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
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