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Manchester Building Society Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel. Is it advisable to appoint a new law firm?
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.
We are only a couple days away from an exchange and my parents 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 make a notification to my lender Manchester Building Society. I am advised that, being on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Manchester Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I disclosed to the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Manchester Building Society 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 Manchester Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I am Googling for conveyancing quotes online. Can I be assured that all the law firms that are listed on your site are on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices on our directory have advised us that they are on the Manchester Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Manchester Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel is incorrect.
My conveyancers in Liverpool have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Manchester Building Society. Is it case that being on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the Manchester Building Society Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Manchester Building Society directly.
Is it the case that all solicitors on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel regulated by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
I had an offer accepted on a house on the 6th January 2014, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Manchester Building Society and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel. Are Manchester Building Society entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Manchester Building Society to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
My ex -wife’s name is on the Manchester Building Society 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 Manchester Building Society mortgage in order to sell?
As regards the Manchester Building Society 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 Manchester Building Society 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.