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Barclays - Woolwich Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers

My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Barclays - Woolwich fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Barclays - Woolwich 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 Barclays - Woolwich conveyancers you'd recommend?
Barclays - Woolwich’s conveyancing panel is pretty large 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 Barclays - Woolwich will allow to act for them.
We are only a couple days away from 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 disclose this to my lender Barclays - Woolwich. I am advised that, being on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Barclays - Woolwich if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I informed the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the home loan so is it really necessary for him to raise this?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Barclays - Woolwich 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 Barclays - Woolwich if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I am buying a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in who is on the Barclays - Woolwich solicitor. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barclays - Woolwich . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I would like to get my ex-wife removed the mortgage deeds. Can Barclays - Woolwich really insist on which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but Barclays - Woolwich then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Barclays - Woolwich solicitors panel
Do conveyancing lawyers on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel work on a no move no charge basis?
There is generally 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
I'm in the process of viewing apartments and am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I I am planning to take a home loan with Barclays - Woolwich
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Barclays - Woolwich , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel.
I recently had an offer accepted on a house. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers I paid an upfront payment of 175. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me to say that they were not on the Barclays - Woolwich 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 Barclays - Woolwich 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.