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FAQs for the Ipswich Building Society Solicitor Panel
I instructed a law firm to conduct the legal paperwork on my purchase three weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with Ipswich Building Society. The solicitors assured me that they are on Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel and provided me their panel number. Ipswich Building Society then ,via my broker advised that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What do I do from here? Do I instruct a different law firm listed on the approved panel for Ipswich Building Society?
You may be very frustrated with the lawyer but if it only go take a few more days they it may be worth waiting as, depending on how far progressed you are you may end up delaying the transaction by a number of weeks if you need to replace your solicitor You may wish to enlist the help of your broker to check with the Ipswich Building Society as to the time frame to get your lawyer reinstated on the panel once again.
I am purchasing a brand new duplex and my lawyer is advising me that she has to reveal incentives from the builder as her practice is on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel. I am on a tight deadline to sign contracts and my preference is not to delay the conveyancing. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Ipswich Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Ipswich 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.
Your search tool is useful but there are many lawyers listed near Chelsea on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the conveyancing panel for Ipswich Building Society ?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
I would like to get my ex-husband removed the mortgage deeds. Can Ipswich Building Society really tell me which solicitor I can or can not retain?
You can use any solicitor you like but Ipswich Building Society 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 Ipswich Building Society solicitors panel
I previously instructed online conveyancers located in Birmingham who are on the Ipswich Building Society solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £175 for the legal aspects of the Ipswich Building Society mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Ipswich Building Society?
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 Ipswich Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Ipswich Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Ipswich Building Society have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
As your lender is Ipswich Building Society your lawyer must to check the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Ipswich Building Society . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Ipswich Building Society where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. Requirements for Scotland are due in the near future.
I have paid off my mortgage with Ipswich Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Ipswich Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Ipswich Building Society mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Ipswich Building Society mortgage from the register. Ipswich Building Society,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
but are not moving to another property
where the Ipswich Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Ipswich Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Ipswich Building Society mortgage has been paid off.