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FAQs : The Landmark Mortgages Solicitor Panel
I am hoping to receive a offer of a mortgage from Landmark Mortgages. I hope to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Landmark Mortgages Solicitor panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC
Landmark Mortgages’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Our solicitor has identified a legal deficiency with the lease for the apartment we are buying. The seller’s lawyers have suggested title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our solicitor has advised that as he is on the Landmark Mortgages conveyancing panel he must be satisfied that the lender is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or Landmark Mortgages?
The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and Landmark Mortgages are the client. A precondition to being on the Landmark Mortgages approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Landmark Mortgages). The CML Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects will the lease so that Landmark Mortgages can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected . 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.
Do all the firms listed on your search have online case tracking as I understood that this was a condition of being on the Landmark Mortgages conveyancing panel?
No. There is no CML Part 2 or Building Society Association requirement relating to online case tracking. Some law firms operate such technology and some don't.
We're in Liverpool, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Landmark Mortgages , but our lawyer is on the Landmark Mortgages conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Landmark Mortgages conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Landmark Mortgages as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Landmark Mortgages conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Landmark Mortgages do not ordinarily instruct 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 Landmark Mortgages list
Hi, thinking about buying a house off my mate. Once we agree a price, what’s the best way to proceed? I plan to obtain a mortgage with Landmark Mortgages. Is there anyway to cut out the solicitors to save us both money? My dad reckons back in the day he did a lot of it himself, just went into the land registry office and providing them with the info they needed himself
If you are getting a mortgage with Landmark Mortgages involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Landmark Mortgages conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to Landmark Mortgages. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Landmark Mortgages conveyancing panel.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers I paid an upfront payment of 200. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Landmark Mortgages 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 Landmark Mortgages 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.
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