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Holmesdale Building Society Solicitor Panel Recently Asked Questions
I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Holmesdale Building Society fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH as long as they're good and reasonably priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Holmesdale Building Society panel?
Holmesdale Building Society’s conveyancing panel is substantial so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Holmesdale Building Society will allow to act for them.
I am buying a newly constructed duplex and my conveyancer is advising me that she is duty bound to reveal incentives from the seller as her firm is on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange and I dont want to prolong deal. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Holmesdale Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Holmesdale Building Society). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Are the lawyers identified as being on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Holmesdale Building Society?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Holmesdale Building Society directly.
I am remortgaging my home does my lawyer have to be on the Holmesdale Building Society Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel, but Holmesdale Building Society would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Holmesdale Building Society do solicitors have to be pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Holmesdale Building Society as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Holmesdale Building Society would not normally appoint firms on 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 Holmesdale Building Society list
Hi, thinking about buying a house off my mate. Assuming we can agree a figure, what’s the best way to proceed? I hope to get a mortgage with Holmesdale Building Society. 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 Holmesdale Building Society involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Holmesdale Building Society 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 Holmesdale Building Society. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel.