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FAQs for the GE Money Solicitor Panel
My lawyer has never been on on the GE Money Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the GE Money list of approved lawyers?
The most common options here are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred solicitors but GE Money will need to instruct a lawyer on the GE Money 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 GE Money conveyancing panel.
- Urge your lawyer to apply to join the GE Money lender panel
My partner and I are refinancing our apartment with GE Money. We have a son 19 who lives with us. The solicitor on the GE Money conveyancing panel has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have two concerns (1) Is this form unique to the GE Money conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 5 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 GE Money 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 GE Money .This is solely used to protect the GE Money 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 GE Money 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.
Are the lawyers identified as being on the GE Money conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by GE Money?
The law firm practices themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the GE Money conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from GE Money directly.
My uncle passed away last year and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to GE Money , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this allowed?
If you intend to re-mortgage then GE Money will insist on your using a conveyancer on the GE Money conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your GE Money conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the GE Money mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Hi, thinking about buying a house off my mate. Once we agree a price, what’s the best way to proceed? I hope to get a mortgage with GE Money. Is it possible to avoid using solicitors to save on the costs? My father said that years ago it was possible to take the documents into the local Land Registry office and they did the rest
If you are getting a mortgage with GE Money involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the GE Money conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to GE Money. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the GE Money conveyancing panel.
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a GE Money conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
There is little point in complaining directly to GE Money. All solicitors and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.
The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is addressed by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.
If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.
Sometime soon me and my wife are taking a long lease of a terraced house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are about to beappointed. My fatherrecommended that we check that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the GE Money approved list of lawyers. Is this really necessary?
Not all Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the GE Money conveyancing panel. 7 people a month use our search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing solicitor on the on the GE Money panel.
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