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FAQs for the Allied Irish Bank Conveyancing Panel
My husband and I are purchasing a 1 bedroom flat in London with a mortgage from Allied Irish Bank. We have a solicitor but Allied Irish Bank says she’s not on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to instruct one of the Allied Irish Bank panel solicitors or keep our solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that Allied Irish Bank use our lawyer?
Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Allied Irish Bank
We are approaching an exchange and my parents 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 Allied Irish Bank. Apparently, being on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Allied Irish Bank 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 this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Allied Irish Bank 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 Allied Irish Bank if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Your search tool is useful but there are many lawyers listed near Leeds on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel. It would be a lot more helpful if you could recommend a specific firm on the Allied Irish Bank approved panel?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
The solicitors that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in London has without warning shut down. They were on acting for me because I needed a firm on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel and my preferred lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £175 for searches. What should be my next steps?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Allied Irish Bank 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 should be in a position to assist
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Allied Irish Bank as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Allied Irish Bank would not normally instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers 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 Allied Irish Bank list
I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in month 2010 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Allied Irish Bank are being a right pain. The solicitor who is on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Allied Irish Bank are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Allied Irish Bank have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Allied Irish Bank have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Allied Irish Bank may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Sometime soon me and my wife are purchasing a garden flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon beinstructed. My colleaguesuggested that we double-check that the conveyancer in Hendon is on the Allied Irish Bank list of approved conveyancing firms. Is this really necessary?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel. Click here to find a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the Allied Irish Bank approved list of lawyers.