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I appointed a solicitor to conduct the legal paperwork on my house purchase three weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with Marsden Building Society. The solicitors reassured me that they are on Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel and advised me their panel number. Marsden Building Society then called me to say that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What happens next? Do I instruct a different law firm listed on the conveyancing panel for Marsden Building Society?
The answer depends on whether you still have confidence in the said solicitors and how long it will take for the firm to be reinstated on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel You may wish to enlist the help of your broker to check with the Marsden Building Society as to how long they think it will take to get the firm to get back on the panel.
Can you help?. For no fault of my lawyer but, the conveyancing for my house purchase has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Marsden Building Society was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 6. My solicitor has advised that as she is on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel she needs to reorder the searches as they are no longer valid.
One of the many conditions to being on the Marsden Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 obligations (last updated for this lender on Marsden Building Society)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Marsden Building Society.
How up to date is your database of lawyers on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel? Do Marsden Building Society send you an updated list?
The law firm practices themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Marsden Building Society directly.
My grandfather passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Marsden Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Marsden Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Marsden 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 Marsden 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 Marsden Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Marsden Building Society be concerned
Given that your lender is Marsden Building Society your lawyer must to check the Marsden Building Society conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Marsden Building Society . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Marsden Building Society where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. Requirements for Scotland are due in the near future.
The for formalities of my purchase has taken place with a loan from Marsden Building Society. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about Marsden Building Society. How does one go about formally complaining?
All banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the Marsden Building Society branches or the Customer Services Team at Marsden Building Society head office. We understand that complaints to Marsden Building Society are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is resolved you can write to the
Financial Ombudsman Service at South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers I paid an upfront payment of 175. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me to say that they were not on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Marsden Building Society panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.