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FAQs for the Fleet Mortgages Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has asked me for my solicitor’s panel member for the Fleet Mortgages conveyancing panel. What is the best way to find this out. I have contacted my local Fleet Mortgages office but they have not got back to me yet.
You are best placed to get this information from your conveyancing lawyer. A law firm is likely to keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable their conveyancing panel details for Fleet Mortgages.
Our conveyancing solicitor is asking me for identification documents saying that this forms part of his requirements as a solicitor on the Fleet Mortgages Solicitor panel. Is this right?
Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offense if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage with Fleet Mortgages your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy Fleet Mortgages
What tools are available to search for a local solicitor on the Fleet Mortgages conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 10 kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel tool 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 Fleet Mortgages solicitor panel.
I am trying to get my ex-wife taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Fleet Mortgages really insist on which solicitor I can or can not retain?
You can use any solicitor you like but Fleet Mortgages 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 Fleet Mortgages solicitors panel
I previously instructed online conveyancers located in Cardiff who are on the Fleet Mortgages solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £150 for the legal aspects of the Fleet Mortgages mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Fleet Mortgages?
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 Fleet Mortgages but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Fleet Mortgages will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
We have agreed to purchase a house.One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Fleet Mortgages be concerned
As your lender is Fleet Mortgages your lawyer must to check the Fleet Mortgages conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Fleet Mortgages . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Fleet Mortgages where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. The CML are developing guidance for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a solicitor having made sure that they are on the Fleet Mortgages conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
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Having digested plenty of mortgage guides,I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my solicitor - who is on the Fleet Mortgages conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Fleet Mortgages will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Fleet Mortgages will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey.
You may wish to consider appointing your own surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
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Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Fleet Mortgages you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.