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I would like to know the reason why all solicitors aren't included on the Aldermore Bank Conveyancing panel?
Even though it may seem unfair for Aldermore Bank to restrict who can act for them from the public’s or solicitor’s point of view, the other side of the coin is that the lenders are becoming ever more anxious and feel the necessary need to protect them from mortgage fraud and other illegal activities. As a result of this concern Aldermore Bank have restricted their panel of approved conveyancing lawyers to a manageable size. The Aldermore Bank solicitor panel is not the most difficult to join
My lawyer has uncovered an inconsistency between the assumptions in Aldermore Bank’s valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer informs me that as he is on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel he needs to ensure that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content go ahead. Is my solicitor’s approach correct?
A precondition to being on the Aldermore Bank approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Aldermore Bank) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. 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.
I see that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for my own conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
I am attempting to get my ex-wife taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Aldermore Bank really tell me which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but Aldermore Bank 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 Aldermore Bank solicitors panel
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Aldermore Bank. Solicitors have been chosen? How long does it take for Aldermore Bank to send the offer to our conveyancer
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Aldermore Bank completed the survey? Have you advised Aldermore Bank as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through
Why might a lender such as Aldermore Bank withdraw a mortgage offer?
Banks and Building Societies such as Aldermore Bank can withdraw their mortgage offer although this is unusual. should Aldermore Bank withdraw their offer they may or may not inform you or the lawyer as to the reasons why. There are various possible reasons but here are a few examples:
- Aldermore Bank may amend or withdraw an offer if the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel solicitor is unable to confirm compliance with any of the conditions of the mortgage offer or if any of the terms of the mortgage offer cannot be satisfied
- Situations where information provided by the borrower that enabled the lender to make a lending decision is fraudulent, incorrect or misleading.
- Following advice from the valuer on their lender panel or If the lender has doubts about the effectiveness of the valuation as a result of subsequent events or information received post valuation but pre completion
- Where the lender has to take account a recent change in law
- If the lender reasonably believe that the applicant, borrower, mortgagor or guarantor is insolvent or is about to become insolvent or has or will have a petition presented or if any one or all enter into any arrangement with their creditors generally or if any one or all should suffer a material change in their financial circumstances
My brother and I are purchasing a garden flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are about to beretained. My colleaguesuggested that we double-check that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the Aldermore Bank panel. Is this right?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing practices are on the Aldermore Bank conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to locate a Hendon conveyancing lawyer on the on the Aldermore Bank solicitors pane.
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