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I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Norwich and Peterborough Building Society fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How good are the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use as long as they're good and reasonably priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel?
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will allow to act for them.
My fiance and I changing mortgage lender for our flat with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. We have a son approaching twenty who lives with us. The solicitor on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who lives in the flat. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the apartment is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we bought 5 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this giving up his rights to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Norwich and Peterborough Building Society .This is solely used to protect the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave.
It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Norwich and Peterborough Building Society had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Manchester on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the conveyancing panel for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society ?
We do not recommend specific firms as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
I was expecting to complete on my first house last Friday. My lawyer’s firm is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society solicitors panel but has moved offices in the past couple of months and had not informed Norwich and Peterborough Building Society of their new address. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has locked down the release of mortgage funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is a rare situation indeed. The majority of lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Norwich and Peterborough Building Society branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
Is there a list of Norwich and Peterborough Building Society 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.
is it true that all conveyancing solicitors on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel overseen by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Norwich and Peterborough Building Society 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 Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage from the register. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society,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 Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage has been paid off.