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Examples of recent questions relating to the Paratus AMC Solicitor Panel
My mortgage broker has has requested my law firm’s panel reference for the Paratus AMC conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I discover this. I have e-mailed my local Paratus AMC branch but they don't know it.
You are best placed to get this information from your conveyancing lawyer. A law firm is likely to keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable their conveyancing panel details for Paratus AMC.
My solicitor has spotted a discrepancy between the information in Paratus AMC’s home valuation survey and what is revealed within the title deeds. My lawyer says that as he is on the Paratus AMC conveyancing panel he must ensure that the bank is with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my conveyancer’s approach legitimate?
A precondition to being on the Paratus AMC approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Paratus AMC) 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 both parties.
Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to visit the offices of the Paratus AMC conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Manchester
so that I can pop in to their offices if necessary.
Most conveyancing panel lawyers for Paratus AMC undertake all of the work via the post, internet or over the phone. This means that they can undertake your Conveyancing Transaction no matter where you live in England or Wales. However you should check if you can still book an appointment to go into appointed conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.
My aunt passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the property. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Paratus AMC , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this allowed?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Paratus AMC will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Paratus AMC conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Paratus AMC conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Paratus AMC mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Is it the case that all conveyancing solicitors on the Paratus AMC conveyancing panel work on a no move no charge basis?
On the whole there are no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their package
is it true that all solicitor practices on the Paratus AMC conveyancing panel regulated by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Paratus AMC 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).
My husband and I are in the process of looking at houses and am about to put in an offer. Is it best to have a conveyancer on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a mortgage with Paratus AMC
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Paratus AMC , ask your prospective lawyers check they are on the Paratus AMC conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
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