Find a Law Firm
approved by Aviva Equity Release
Ready to buy a new home? Failing to check that a lawyer is on the Aviva Equity Release list of approved solicitors can put your transaction at risk of delay or failure.
Looking for information about your firm's panel status?
How does my firm apply to be on the Aviva Equity Release UK Ltd Conveyancing Panel? How can my firm be reinstated onto the Aviva Equity Release UK Ltd Conveyancing Panel?Find an Approved Solicitor on the Aviva Equity Release UK Ltd Conveyancing Panel
Examples of recent questions relating to the Aviva Equity Release Solicitor Panel
I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Aviva Equity Release fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use as long as they're good and reasonably priced. Are there any Aviva Equity Release conveyancers you'd recommend?
Aviva Equity Release’s conveyancing panel is substantial so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Aviva Equity Release will allow to act for them.
Can you help?. For no fault of my lawyer but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Aviva Equity Release was issued random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on Tues etc. My lawyer informs me that as she is on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel she needs to redo the searches as they are no longer valid.
One of the many conditions to being on the Aviva Equity Release approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Aviva Equity Release)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Aviva Equity Release.
Are the lawyers identified as being on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Aviva Equity Release?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Aviva Equity Release directly.
My conveyancers in London have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Aviva Equity Release. Is it case that being on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the Aviva Equity Release Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Aviva Equity Release directly.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Aviva Equity Release. Solicitors have been chosen? How long does it take for Aviva Equity Release to send the offer to our conveyancer
There is no definitive answer here. Have Aviva Equity Release done the valuation? Have you advised Aviva Equity Release as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through
For 5 years I had a mortgage with Aviva Equity Release. My father retired last week and wants to pay off my mortgage. After Aviva Equity Release is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long will it roughly take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the Aviva Equity Release mortgage is discharged.
You
will need a solicitor but they need not be on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel.
You will need a solicitor to draw up the transfer and
to deal with the Land Registry formalities. The only thing you need to
consider is that by selling at an undervalue so ask your lawyer about
the implications. There could be an inheritance tax issue if you die
within 7 years of this. As the property is your main residence you need
not pay CGT but you should speak with your accountants in any event.
My offer was accepted on a house on the 6th March 2014, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Aviva Equity Release and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel. Are Aviva Equity Release entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Aviva Equity Release to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
Other Topics
Transfer of Equity for Aviva Equity ReleasePlease note that Lexsure Ltd is in no way associated with nor affiliated with Lexsure Solicitors