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Examples of recent questions relating to the National Westminster Bank Conveyancing Panel

I am expecting a mortgage with National Westminster Bank. my intention is to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the National Westminster Bank Solicitor panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers
National Westminster Bank’s approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
My lawyer has spotted an inconsistency when comparing the information in National Westminster Bank’s valuation survey and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My solicitor informs me that as he is on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel he is duty bound to check that the bank is with this discrepancy and is content go ahead. Is my lawyer’s stance legitimate?
A precondition to being on the National Westminster Bank approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on National Westminster Bank) 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.
Do I have to pop into the offices of the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in London so that I can pop in to their offices when needed.
Whereas this was necessary ten years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in London .
My house is up for sale and I have a buyer. Does my solicitor have to be on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
How can we tell if a solicitor on the National Westminster Bank panel is any good?
Getting recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always suggest that you speak with the solicitor conducting your transaction
My offer was accepted on an apartment on the 7th March 2014, valuation was booked 3 days later, all came back fine. Solicitor retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to National Westminster Bank and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for National Westminster Bank to deal with your lawyers application to be on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
My ex -wife’s name is on the National Westminster Bank 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 National Westminster Bank mortgage in order to sell?
As regards the National Westminster Bank 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 National Westminster Bank 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.