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The solicitor I wanted to use for conveyancing on a remortgage said he would charge more if my mortgage is with Nationwide BS due to their difficult processes! Will I regret using Nationwide Building Society? Any comments will be appreciated
Nationwide Building Society conveyancing requirements for their panel are no better or no more complicated than most lenders.
It is the case now the CML Handbook, the "bible" used by solicitors to establish lender requirements, is different for each lender.
It is not clear if your lawyer is on the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel. If they are not, this does add further risk of delay as Nationwide Building Society will appoint their own solicitors to look after their interest.
I do hope you can help me. My lawyer is informing me me that he has to order a Local Authority search as the firm are on the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel. Is this really necessary?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are taking a mortgage with Nationwide Building Society your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Nationwide BS’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Nationwide Building Society. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
Do all the licensed conveyancers and solicitor practices listed on your directory have online case tracking as I understood that this was a condition of being on the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders or BSA do not require online case tracking. Some law firms operate such technology and some don't.
I am trying to get my ex-husband taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Nationwide Building Society really tell me which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but Nationwide BS then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Nationwide Building Society solicitors panel
Can you point me to a directory of Nationwide BS panel conveyancers on the CML Handbook Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
I had an offer accepted on a house on the 6th March 2014, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nationwide Building Society and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel. Are Nationwide Building Society entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nationwide BS to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
I have instructed a lawyer having checked that they are on the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
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I've read lots of house buying,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 Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Nationwide BS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nationwide 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 Nationwide BS you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.