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Examples of recent questions relating to the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One Solicitor Panel
I appointed a law firm to work on my purchase six weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One. The law firm reassured me that they are on Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel and provided me their panel reference. Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One then called me to say that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What happens next? Should I appoint a new solicitor currently on the conveyancing panel for Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One?
You may be very frustrated with the lawyer but if it only go take a few more days they it may be worth waiting as, depending on how far progressed you are you may end up delaying the transaction by a number of weeks if you need to replace your solicitor You may wish to enlist the help of your broker to check with the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One as to the time frame to get your lawyer reinstated on the panel once again.
Our lawyer has discovered a defect with the lease for the flat we are buying. The other side have suggested title insurance as a solution. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our lawyer says that as he is on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel he must check that the lender is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One?
Just because you have a mortgage offer from Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One 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 Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One are the client. The appropriate lender requirements must be adhered to by the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One
What tools are available to find a local solicitor on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 25 miles to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel tool on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest you. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One solicitor panel.
My grandfather passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £4500. 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.
Do conveyancing lawyers on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee 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 service
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One. Solicitors have been chosen? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conducted the valuation? Have you advised Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
I can not work out if my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date . I have telephoned Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One on various occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply dont know who is right
As long as the conveyancer is on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One panel she or he must comply with the CML Handbook requirements for Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One will go ahead your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.