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Common questions asked concerning the JPMorgan Solicitor Panel
My wife and I are novices when it comes to buying a property. Within the 48 hours our lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to sign with a detailed report with the expectation that exchange is imminent. JPMorgan have this evening contacted us to inform me that there is now an issue as our conveyancer is not on their approved list of lawyers. What do we do from here?
If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage it is usual for the purchaser's solicitors to also act for the purchaser's lender.
In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitors should contact JPMorgan and see if they can apply for membership of the JPMorgan conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable JPMorgan will instruct their own solicitors to act. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the JPMorgan conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you have another set of people involved.
We are approaching an exchange and my mum and dad having sent the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to disclose this to my lender JPMorgan. I am advised that, being on the JPMorgan conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform JPMorgan if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I disclosed to the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for him to raise this?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with JPMorgan to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to JPMorgan if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to visit the offices of the JPMorgan conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Manchester
so that I can attend their offices if required.
Whereas this was necessary 12 years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester
.
I am selling my house. Does my solicitor have to be on the JPMorgan conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the JPMorgan 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.
How can we tell if a solicitor on the JPMorgan panel is any good?
Getting recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing
My fiance and I are at the point of looking at houses and am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I intend to finance via a home loan with JPMorgan
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use 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 JPMorgan , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the JPMorgan conveyancing panel.
My ex -wife’s name is on the JPMorgan mortgage of my property but not on the land registry. The apartment was transferred to me on our divorce many years ago by way of a sealed court order. Does my ex still have a say on the sale even though the land registry showing the property in my name alone? Will I be required to take her name of the JPMorgan mortgage in order to sell?
In terms of the JPMorgan mortgage, it is unusual that your ex-wife’s name remains on the mortgage but not on the title. It is conceivable that this is an oversight on the part of your conveyancers to ensure that her name was removed or even an administrative error on the part of JPMorgan in failing to update their data. In any event, it should cause difficulty providing her name no longer appears on the Land Registry title and you have a court order ordering that the property is transferred to you.