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Q and A’s regarding the Cumberland Building Society Solicitor Panel
How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing panel. Is it advisable to appoint a new law firm?
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.
My wife and I intend to remortgage our maisonette with Cumberland Building Society. We have a son 19 who lives with us. The solicitor on the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing panel has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the property is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this form unique to the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 3 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 Cumberland Building Society 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 Cumberland Building Society .This is solely used to protect the Cumberland Building Society 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 Cumberland Building Society 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.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Cumberland Building Society approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Cumberland Building Society solicitor panel.
I am attempting to get my former partner removed the mortgage deeds. Can Cumberland Building Society really tell me which solicitor I can or can not retain?
You can use any solicitor you like but Cumberland Building Society then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Cumberland Building Society solicitors panel
is it true that all conveyancing solicitors on the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing panel regulated by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Cumberland Building Society as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Cumberland Building Society do not ordinarily instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Cumberland Building Society list
I can not work out if my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date . I have called into my local branch Cumberland Building Society on numerous occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Cumberland Building Society conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?
Your lawyer has to follow the CML Handbook Part 2 requirements for Cumberland Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Cumberland Building Society will go ahead your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask Cumberland Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.