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Examples of recent questions relating to the NRAM Ltd Solicitor Panel
I have just been informed by my IFA that my solicitor is not on the NRAM Ltd Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?
You need to contact your conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the the approved NRAM Ltd solicitor panel.
Our lawyer has identified a problem with the lease for the flat we are purchasing. The seller’s lawyers have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will cover the costs. Our solicitor has advised that as he is on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel he must ensure that the lender is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or NRAM Ltd?
Just because you have a mortgage offer from NRAM Ltd does not mean to say that the property will be meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the CML Handbook Requirements. You and NRAM Ltd are the client. These conveyancing instructions must be adhered to by the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and NRAM Ltd
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the NRAM Ltd approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the NRAM Ltd solicitor panel.
I am buying a semi-detached house and getting a mortgage with NRAM Ltd. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel in your location.
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender NRAM Ltd be concerned
As you are obtaining a mortgage with NRAM Ltd your lawyer must to check the NRAM Ltd conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for NRAM Ltd . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to NRAM Ltd where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. The CML are developing guidance for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
I had an offer accepted on a house on the 20th January 2014, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to NRAM Ltd and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel. Are NRAM Ltd entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for NRAM Ltd to deal with your lawyers application to be on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
Sometime soon me and my wife are buying a penthouse in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon beinstructed. My brokerrecommended that we check that the conveyancer in Hendon is on the NRAM Ltd panel. Is this right?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel. 8 people a month use our search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the NRAM Ltd approved list of lawyers.
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