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My Conveyancer is not on the Bluestone Mortgages Approved Panel. Can I still retain my preferred solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Bluestone Mortgages panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
You have a number of options available to you here:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred lawyers but Bluestone Mortgages will need to instruct a lawyer on the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel. This will result in additional cost and potential delay.
- Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel.
- Urge your lawyer to apply to join the Bluestone Mortgages lender panel
My fiance and I changing mortgage lender for our penthouse with Bluestone Mortgages. We have a son 18 who lives with us. The solicitor on the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the apartment is repossessed. I have two questions (1) Is this document specific to the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 4 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Bluestone Mortgages .This is solely used to protect the Bluestone Mortgages if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave.
It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Bluestone Mortgages had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Chelsea on the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel. It would be a lot more helpful if you could recommend a specific firm on the Bluestone Mortgages approved panel?
We do not recommend specific firms 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. Before you appoint your lawyer we advise you to speak to two or three of the firms listed to gain comfort as to which one is right for you..
I was due to complete on my first house last Friday. My lawyer’s firm is on the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel but has changed address in the past couple of months and had not informed Bluestone Mortgages of their new address. Bluestone Mortgages has locked down the release of mortgage funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is a rare situation indeed. Most lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Bluestone Mortgages branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
Do conveyancing lawyers on the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee basis?
In the main there are no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their service
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Bluestone Mortgages. Solicitors have been chosen? How long does it take for Bluestone Mortgages to send the offer to our conveyancer
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Bluestone Mortgages done the valuation? Have you advised Bluestone Mortgages as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat. I have a mortgage offer with Bluestone Mortgages. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event if you are getting a mortgage with Bluestone Mortgages you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Bluestone Mortgages conveyancing panel.
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