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FAQs for the National Counties Building Society Solicitor Panel
I am expecting a mortgage with National Counties Building Society. I would like to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the National Counties Building Society Solicitor panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC
National Counties Building Society’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are due to exchange on the purchase a house but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the seller of £3k approx by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company National Counties Building Society will not agree to this. Why was National Counties Building Society even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the National Counties Building Society conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform National Counties Building Society of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to National Counties Building Society then they would have to discontinue acting for you and National Counties Building Society.
I am purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Birmingham who is on the National Counties Building Society solicitor. 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 National Counties Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
The firm that just started acting on my house acquisition in Hendon has without warning shut down. I only went with them because I had to have a firm on the National Counties Building Society conveyancing panel and my family lawyer was not. I gave them a cheque for £150 in advance. What should be my next steps?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the National Counties Building Society conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help
I have had an offer accepted on a apartment I spoke to a solicitor recommended by my dad and he advised retaining a solicitor approved by National Counties Building Society. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked National Counties Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. National Counties Building Society pointed out that either firm can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of National Counties Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask National Counties Building Society to suggest a law firm in your location. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the National Counties Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto National Counties Building Society conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet National Counties Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
I recently had an offer accepted on a house. My financial adviser suggested a solicitor I paid an upfront payment of 150. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me to say that they were not on the National Counties 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 National Counties 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.
I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in month 8 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, National Counties Building Society are being a right pain. The solicitor who is on the National Counties Building Society conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but National Counties Building Society are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do National Counties Building Society have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that National Counties Building Society have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why National Counties Building Society may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.