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For what reasons could a firm of solicitors be excluded from the Market Harborough Building Society approved conveyancing panel?
A survey recently commissioned by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority found that three quarters of solicitor practices had been removed from a lender panel. The top reasons in order are :
- Low volume of transactions
- the lawyer is a sole practitioner
- as part of the HSBC panel reduction
- regulatory contact by SRA
- accidental removal. We are not aware of the specific or common criteria for removal by Market Harborough Building Society
Our lawyer has informed me that he requires ID documents stating that this forms part of his legal duty as a solicitor on the Market Harborough Building Society Solicitor panel. Is this right?
Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offense if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage with Market Harborough Building Society your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy Market Harborough Building Society
I require the services of a Market Harborough Building Society panel solicitor in Stirling. Could you help me?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Market Harborough Building Society panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Market Harborough Building Society to find out which solicitors in Market Harborough Building Society 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
My grandfather passed away last year and as sole heir and executor was left the property. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Market Harborough Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Market Harborough Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Market Harborough Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I previously instructed online conveyancers located in Manchester who are on the Market Harborough Building Society solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £195 for the legal aspects of the Market Harborough Building Society mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Market Harborough 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 Market Harborough Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Market Harborough Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
I have paid off my mortgage with Market Harborough Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Market Harborough Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Market Harborough 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 Market Harborough Building Society mortgage from the register. Market Harborough 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 Market Harborough Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Market Harborough Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Market Harborough Building Society mortgage has been paid off.
It is not clear whether my mortgage offer requires a lease extension . I have called into my local branch Market Harborough Building Society on various occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?
Your lawyer has to follow the CML Handbook Part 2 requirements for Market Harborough Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Market Harborough Building Society will go ahead your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask Market Harborough Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.