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Q and A’s regarding the Adam & Company International Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has has requested my lawyer’ panel member for the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel. What is the best way to discover this. I have called my local Adam & Company International branch but they have not responded to me.
the sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your solicitor. They should have a central record lender panel numbers including the Adam & Company International panel reference.
Our son is about to exchange on a newly built flat with a home loan from Adam & Company International. His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked.
The Developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it.
The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
I require the services of a Adam & Company International panel solicitor in Belfast. Can you assist?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Adam & Company International panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Adam & Company International to find out which solicitors in Adam & Company International are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. At a fee of one pound per month it is not expensive to register on the site
The firm that I appointed last week on my purchase in Brighton has suddenly shut down. I only went with them because I had to have a firm on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel and my preferred lawyer was not. I gave them a cheque for £150 in advance. What should be my next steps?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to assist
The mortgage over my property is with Adam & Company International. Conveyancing was finalised some time ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Adam & Company International?
Adam & Company International must be informed of your intention prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Adam & Company International’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Adam & Company International will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Adam & Company International directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Adam & Company International conveyancing panel firm.
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a Adam & Company International conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
There is little point in complaining directly to Adam & Company International. All solicitors and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.
The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is addressed by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.
If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.
It is not clear whether my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date . I have called into my local branch Adam & Company International on various occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?
Your lawyer has to follow the CML Handbook Part 2 requirements for Adam & Company International. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Adam & Company International will go ahead your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask Adam & Company International to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.