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FAQs : The State Bank of India UK Conveyancing Panel
I am getting a mortgage offer from State Bank of India UK. I would like to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the State Bank of India UK Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers
State Bank of India UK’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Can you help?. My lawyer is not to blame but, the conveyancing for my house purchase has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from State Bank of India UK was dated random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on Tues etc. My lawyer informs me that as she is on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel she needs to reorder the searches as they are now out of date.
One of the many conditions to being on the State Bank of India UK approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on State Bank of India UK)which states that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to State Bank of India UK.
How up to date is your database of lawyers on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel? Do State Bank of India UK send you an updated list?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from State Bank of India UK directly.
My house is up for sale and I have a buyer. Does my solicitor have to be on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
I have a mortgage with State Bank of India UK. My grandfather has just retired and wants to pay off the mortgage left on the property. After State Bank of India UK is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long does the process take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the State Bank of India UK mortgage is discharged.
You
will need a solicitor but they need not be on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel.
You will need a solicitor to draw up the transfer and
to deal with the Land Registry formalities. The only thing you need to
consider is that by selling at an undervalue so ask your lawyer about
the implications. There could be an inheritance tax issue if you die
within 7 years of this. As the property is your main residence you need
not pay CGT but you should speak with your accountants in any event.
Completion of my remortgage has taken place with a loan from State Bank of India UK. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about State Bank of India UK. How do I make a complaint?
Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the State Bank of India UK branches or the Customer Care Team at State Bank of India UK head office. We understand that complaints to State Bank of India UK are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is resolved you can write to the
Financial Ombudsman Service at South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in month 2010 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, State Bank of India UK are being pedantic. The solicitor who is on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but State Bank of India UK are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do State Bank of India UK have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that State Bank of India UK have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why State Bank of India UK 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.
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