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Frequently asked questions relating to the Generation Home Conveyancing Panel
Can you please explain the reason why all UK lawyers aren't included on the Generation Home Solicitor panel?
Before the recession most lenders had an appetite for risk which was higher than today. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 conducted a thematic review into mortgage fraud which concluded: know the conveyancing solicitors that you are dealing with. Consequently, lenders have regularly sought more information from law firms about their operations and the individuals who work for them and set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum number of transactions. Many firms that have been excluded from lender panels have 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Such firms were never going to meet the criteria of volume of transactions the lenders required.
My conveyancer has spotted an inconsistency when comparing the surveyor’s assumptions in Generation Home’s home valuation survey and what is revealed within the legal papers for the property. My solicitor informs me that as he is on the Generation Home conveyancing panel he needs to ensure that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s approach appropriate?
A precondition to being on the Generation Home approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Generation Home) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
Are the lawyers identified as being on the Generation Home conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Generation Home?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Generation Home conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Generation Home directly.
I am selling my house. Does my solicitor have to be on the Generation Home conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Generation Home conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
Can you point me to a directory of Generation Home panel conveyancers on the Building Society Association’s Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
My husband and I are at the point of viewing houses and now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I will be getting a mortgage with Generation Home
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Generation Home , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Generation Home conveyancing panel.
My offer was accepted on a property on the 6th February 2014, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Generation Home and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Generation Home conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Generation Home to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Generation Home conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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