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Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
I have just been informed by my broker that my the law firm I have appointed is not on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One Solicitor panel. How can I check?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One.
Please help. My solicitor is advising me that he is legally obliged to apply for a Local Authority search because the firm are on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One solicitor panel. Do I not have a choice here?
You have limited options available to you. As you are taking a mortgage with Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One 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 Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
Your search tool is useful but there are many lawyers listed near Newcastle on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One approved panel?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another 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. Before you appoint your lawyer we advise you to speak to two or three of the firms listed to gain comfort as to which one is right for you..
My uncle passed away last year and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One 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 Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One 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 Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Is it the case that all solicitor firms on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One 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 paid off my mortgage with Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One 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 Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One mortgage from the register. Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One,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 Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One mortgage has been paid off.
I am selling my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in month 8 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One are being a right pain. The solicitor who is on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.