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FAQs for the Principality Building Society Conveyancing Panel

I am obtaining a offer of a mortgage from Principality Building Society. I intend to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Principality Building Society Conveyancing panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers
Principality Building Society’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders associated to the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are nearing an exchange and my mum and dad having sent the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to make a notification to my lender Principality Building Society. I am advised that, being on the Principality Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Principality Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I informed the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the home loan so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Principality Building Society to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Principality Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I see that you have a post code search directory listing solicitors on the Principality Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for my own conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
My aunt passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the property. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Principality Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this allowed?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Principality Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Principality Building Society 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 Principality Building Society 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 Principality Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Hi, thinking about buying a house off my mate. Assuming we can agree a figure, what’s the best way to proceed? I plan to obtain a mortgage with Principality Building Society. Is it possible to avoid using solicitors to save us both money? My father said that years ago it was possible to take the documents into the local Land Registry office and they did the rest
If you are getting a mortgage with Principality Building Society involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Principality Building Society conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to Principality Building Society. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Principality Building Society conveyancing panel.
My offer on house has been accepted, the seller does however have a dependent purchase. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties booked. My conveyancing solicitor has been instructed. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage app going with Principality Building Society?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey/valuation, conveyancing search costs, etc). First you should check that your solicitor is on the Principality Building Society conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot mortgage some buyers would pally for the mortgage with Principality Building Society and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.
Next month my fiance and I are taking a long lease of a garden flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are preferred to beretained. My colleagueadvised that we check that the conveyancer in Hendon is on the Principality Building Society solicitors panel. Surely I don't need to do this, do I?
It is not that case that all Hendon conveyancing practices are on the Principality Building Society conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing solicitor on the on the Principality Building Society list of approved conveyancing firms.