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My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Mortgage Express (No 2) fees if I use my own solicitor. How good are the Mortgage Express (No 2) conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Are there any Mortgage Express (No 2) conveyancers you'd recommend?
Mortgage Express (No 2)’s conveyancing panel is substantial so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Mortgage Express (No 2) will allow to act for them.
We are getting closer to an exchange and my mum and dad 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 Mortgage Express (No 2). I am advised that, being on the Mortgage Express (No 2) conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Mortgage Express (No 2) if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I disclosed to the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for him to raise this?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Mortgage Express (No 2) 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 Mortgage Express (No 2) if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I am purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Liverpool who is on the Mortgage Express (No 2) approved. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Mortgage Express (No 2) . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am considering applying for a Mortgage Express (No 2) mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) with 70% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Mortgage Express (No 2)?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor but Mortgage Express (No 2) will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
Is it the case that all conveyancing solicitors on the Mortgage Express (No 2) conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee basis?
In the main there are no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their service
I have paid off my mortgage with Mortgage Express (No 2). I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Mortgage Express (No 2) panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Mortgage Express (No 2) 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 Mortgage Express (No 2) mortgage from the register. Mortgage Express (No 2),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 Mortgage Express (No 2) has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Mortgage Express (No 2) has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Mortgage Express (No 2) mortgage has been paid off.
My ex -wife’s name is on the Mortgage Express (No 2) 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 Mortgage Express (No 2) mortgage in order to sell?
As regards the Mortgage Express (No 2) 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 Mortgage Express (No 2) 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.