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GE Money Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
It has come to my attention via my mortgage adviser that my property lawyer is not on the GE Money Solicitor panel. How can I check?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a firm that is on the the approved GE Money solicitor panel.
My conveyancing solicitor has requested from me identification documents asserting that this forms part of his retainer as a conveyancer on the GE Money Conveyancing panel. Can this be correct?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that GE Money also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with GE Money CML Handbook requirements last updated on GE Money
I see that you have a search directory identifying firms on the GE Money conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for my own house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the GE Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
I am selling my house. Does my solicitor have to be on the GE Money conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the GE Money conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as GE Money do lawyers have to be pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from GE Money as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the GE Money conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
GE Money would not normally appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the GE Money panel
GE Money have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on house has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up GE Money or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. GE Money will tell you what documents they want. GE Money will instruct a valuer. The valuer will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about week to get a mortgage offer. GE Money will issue the offer to you and your lawyer. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing.
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