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How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel. How easy is it to change conveyancer?
If you haven't yet instructed a solicitor to do anything for you and have just received quotes, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer you're considering.
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 Chesham Building Society will not agree to this. Why was Chesham Building Society even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Chesham Building Society of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Chesham Building Society then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Chesham Building Society.
I note that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for my house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
The solicitors that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Brighton has suddenly shut down. They were on acting for me because I had to have a firm on the Chesham Building Society 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?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would 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 Chesham Building Society 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 help
Is it the case that all conveyancing lawyers on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel work on a no move no charge basis?
On the whole 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
I previously instructed online conveyancers located in Bristol who are on the Chesham Building Society solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £175 for dealing with the Chesham Building Society mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Chesham Building Society?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Chesham Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Chesham Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
My brother and I have had an offer accepted on a apartment I spoke to a solicitor previously used by my dad and he suggested using a solicitor approved by Chesham Building Society. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Chesham Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Chesham Building Society suggested that either firm can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Chesham Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Enquire of Chesham Building Society for conveyancing panel firms in your area. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Chesham Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.