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April Mortgages Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
I am expecting a mortgage offer from April Mortgages. I would like to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the April Mortgages Conveyancing panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC
April Mortgages’s approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders represented by the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are due to exchange on the purchase a house but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the seller of £3k approx by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company April Mortgages will not agree to this. Why was April Mortgages even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the April Mortgages conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform April Mortgages of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to April Mortgages then they would have to discontinue acting for you and April Mortgages.
I am Googling for online conveyancing estimates. Can I be assured that all the firms that are listed on your site are on the April Mortgages conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have assured us via an online form that they are on the April Mortgages panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the April Mortgages panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the April Mortgages conveyancing panel is not accurate.
We're in Wales, First time buyers buying with a mortgage (lender is April Mortgages , but our solicitor is on the April Mortgages conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the April 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
Are all Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the April Mortgages conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender April Mortgages be concerned
As your lender is April Mortgages your lawyer must to check the April Mortgages conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for April Mortgages . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to April Mortgages where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. The CML are developing guidance for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
At last I have had an offer on an apartment accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. My conveyancing solicitor has been instructed. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage app going with April Mortgages?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey/valuation, conveyancing search costs, etc). First you should check that your solicitor is on the April Mortgages conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot mortgage some buyers would pally for the mortgage with April Mortgages and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.
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