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Magellan Homeloans Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
My financial adviser has asked me for my law firm’s panel member for the Magellan Homeloans conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have called my local Magellan Homeloans office but they have not got back to me yet.
the sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your solicitor. A law firm is likely to keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable their conveyancing panel details for Magellan Homeloans.
I am purchasing a newly constructed apartment and my lawyer is informing me that she is duty bound to reveal incentives from the builder as her firm is on the Magellan Homeloans conveyancing panel. The Estate Agents are hassling me to sign contracts and I dont want to prolong deal. is my lawyer taking the correct approach?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Magellan Homeloans approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Magellan Homeloans). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I require the services of a Magellan Homeloans panel solicitor in Inverness. Could you help me?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Magellan Homeloans panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Magellan Homeloans to find out which solicitors in Magellan Homeloans are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month
I was supposed to complete on my first house yesterday. My solicitor is on the Magellan Homeloans solicitors panel but has changed address in the past couple of months and had not informed Magellan Homeloans of their new address. Magellan Homeloans has locked down the release of mortgage funds until such time as their systems are up to date with the correct details.
This is as unusual as it is unlucky. 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 Magellan Homeloans branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Magellan Homeloans. Solicitors have been instructed? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Magellan Homeloans?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Magellan Homeloans done the valuation? Have you advised Magellan Homeloans as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Magellan Homeloans conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through
I have a mortgage with Magellan Homeloans. My father has just retired and wants to pay off the mortgage left on the property. After Magellan Homeloans is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long will it roughly take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the Magellan Homeloans conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the Magellan Homeloans mortgage is discharged.
You
will need a solicitor but they need not be on the Magellan Homeloans conveyancing panel.
You will need a solicitor to draw up the transfer and
to deal with the Land Registry formalities. The only thing you need to
consider is that by selling at an undervalue so ask your lawyer about
the implications. There could be an inheritance tax issue if you die
within 7 years of this. As the property is your main residence you need
not pay CGT but you should speak with your accountants in any event.
Next month my fiance and I are remortgaging a penthouse in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon begiven the go-ahead. My friendrecommended that we double-check that the conveyancer in Hendon is on the Magellan Homeloans approved list of lawyers. Aren't all lawyers on the Magellan Homeloans panel?
It is not that case that all Hendon conveyancing firms are on the Magellan Homeloans conveyancing panel. 7 people a month use our search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the Magellan Homeloans list of approved conveyancing firms.
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