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How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Hinckley and Rugby 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.
Much to my surprise my conveyancer has requested from me identification documents stating that this is part of his obligations as a solicitor on the Hinckley and Rugby Solicitor panel. This is news to me - can I refuse?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that Hinckley and Rugby also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with Hinckley and Rugby CML Handbook requirements last updated on Hinckley and Rugby
I have been searching for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the law firms that are listed on your website are on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the Hinckley and Rugby panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Hinckley and Rugby panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel is not accurate.
I was expecting to complete on my first house yesterday. My solicitor is on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel but has moved offices in the past couple of months and had not advised Hinckley and Rugby of their new address. Hinckley and Rugby has locked down the release of mortgage funds until such time as their systems are up to date with the correct details.
This is a rare situation indeed. Most lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Hinckley and Rugby branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
Do the majority of lenders operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel requirements are different to Hinckley and Rugby’s conveyancing panel criteria.
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 telephoned Hinckley and Rugby on various occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Hinckley and Rugby 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 Hinckley and Rugby. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Hinckley and Rugby 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 Hinckley and Rugby to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.
My offer on house has been accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties booked. My conveyancing solicitor has been instructed. What do I do now? At what point should I appy for the mortgage with Hinckley and Rugby?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey/valuation, conveyancing search costs, etc). First you should check that your solicitor is on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot mortgage some buyers would pally for the mortgage with Hinckley and Rugby and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.
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