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FAQs : The Santander Conveyancing Panel
The conveyancer my husband and I wanted to use for conveyancing on a purchase said she would charge more if my lender is due to their difficult processes! Am I likely to be frustrated using Santander? Is Santander conveyancing so much more difficult?
Santander conveyancing requirements for their panel are no better or no more complicated than most lenders.
It is the case now the CML Handbook, the "bible" used by solicitors to establish lender requirements, is different for each lender.
It is not clear if your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel. If they are not, this does add further risk of delay as Santander will appoint their own solicitors to look after their interest.
My husband and I changing mortgage lender for our penthouse with Santander. We have a son 19 who lives with us. The solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel has asked us to disclose anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the apartment is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Santander conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 4 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Santander conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Santander .This is solely used to protect the Santander if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave.
It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Santander had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
I am looking to buy a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Birmingham who is on the Santander solicitor. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
We're in London, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Santander , but our lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
Is there a list of Santander panel solicitors on the CML Handbook Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
I previously instructed online conveyancers located in Cardiff who are on the Santander solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate fee of £195 for the legal aspects of the Santander mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Santander?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Santander but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Santander will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Santander. Solicitors have been appointed? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Santander?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Santander done the valuation? Have you advised Santander as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through
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