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I am getting a mortgage with Aviva Equity Release. my intention is to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Aviva Equity Release Conveyancing panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC
Aviva Equity Release’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
Our conveyancer is asking me for identification documents asserting that this forms part of his requirements as a conveyancer on the Aviva Equity Release Solicitor panel. Am I being spun a yarn?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that Aviva Equity Release also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with Aviva Equity Release CML Handbook requirements last updated on Aviva Equity Release
What tools are available to search for a local solicitor on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 10 miles to meet the lawyer.
You can use the find a conveyancing panel search on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest you. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the Aviva Equity Release solicitor panel.
Can you clarify what the consequences are if my lawyer’s firm is suspended from the Aviva Equity Release Solicitor panel before the moving date as agreed at exchange of contracts?
The first thing to point out is that, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have ti instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by the regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
My husband and I are spending time viewing houses and am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I intend to finance via a home loan with Aviva Equity Release
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Aviva Equity Release , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in month 7 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Aviva Equity Release are being problematic. The solicitor who is on the Aviva Equity Release conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Aviva Equity Release are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Aviva Equity Release have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Aviva Equity Release have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Aviva Equity Release 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.
My ex -wife’s name is on the Aviva Equity Release mortgage of my property but not on the land registry. The apartment was transferred to me on our divorce many years ago by way of a sealed court order. Does my ex still have a say on the sale even though the land registry showing the property in my name alone? Will I be required to take her name of the Aviva Equity Release mortgage in order to sell?
As regards the Aviva Equity Release mortgage, it is unusual that your ex-wife’s name remains on the mortgage but not on the title. It is conceivable that this is an oversight on the part of your conveyancers to ensure that her name was removed or even an administrative error on the part of Aviva Equity Release in failing to update their data. In any event, it should cause difficulty providing her name no longer appears on the Land Registry title and you have a court order ordering that the property is transferred to you.
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