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My Conveyancer is not listed on the Marsden Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still use my preferred solicitor even though they are excluded from the Marsden Building Society list of approved lawyers?
You have a number of options available to you here:
- Carry on with your preferred solicitors but Marsden Building Society will need to instruct a lawyer on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel. This will result in additional cost and potential delay.
- Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel.
- Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to join the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel
My conveyancer has discovered a discrepancy between the surveyor’s assumptions in Marsden Building Society’s valuation survey and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My lawyer says that as he is on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel he is duty bound to ensure that the lender is happy with this discrepancy and is content go ahead. Is my solicitor’s stance correct?
A precondition to being on the Marsden Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Marsden Building Society) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
I am buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Leeds who is on the Marsden Building Society approved. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Marsden Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
We're in Liverpool, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Marsden Building Society , but our solicitor is on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
I'm spending time viewing houses and now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I I am planning to take a mortgage with Marsden Building Society
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. 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 estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Marsden Building Society , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel.
I have instructed a lawyer having made sure that they are on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
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I've read lots of mortgage guides,I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my solicitor - who is on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Marsden Building Society will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Marsden Building Society will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey.
You may wish to consider appointing your own surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
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Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Marsden Building Society you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.
Marsden Building Society have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on house has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up Marsden Building Society or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Marsden Building Society will tell you what documents they want. Marsden Building Society will instruct a valuer. The valuer will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about week to get a mortgage offer. Marsden Building Society will issue the offer to you and your lawyer. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing.