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The Mortgage Business Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
The lawyer my husband and I had intended to instruct on a remortgage said she will levy higher legal fees if my mortgage is with The Mortgage Business due to their unusual legal requirements. Will I regret using The Mortgage Business? Is The Mortgage Business conveyancing so much more difficult?
The Mortgage Business 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 The Mortgage Business conveyancing panel. If they are not, this does add further risk of delay as The Mortgage Business will appoint their own solicitors to look after their interest.
Please help. My solicitor is assuring me that he has to apply for a Local Authority search stemming from the fact that the firm are on the The Mortgage Business approved lawyer panel. Do I not have a choice here?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with The Mortgage Business 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 The Mortgage Business’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated The Mortgage Business. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I am Googling for conveyancing quotes online. Can I be sure that all the firms that are listed on your directory are on the The Mortgage Business conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have advised us that they are on the The Mortgage Business panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the The Mortgage Business panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the The Mortgage Business conveyancing panel is incorrect.
I was expecting to move into my flat yesterday. My solicitor is on the The Mortgage Business solicitors panel but has moved offices in the past couple of months and had not advised The Mortgage Business of their new address. The Mortgage Business has locked down the release of mortgage funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is a rare situation indeed. The majority of lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local The Mortgage Business branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
When it comes to lenders such as The Mortgage Business do solicitors have to be pay a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
Intending to buy a flat with a mortgage with The Mortgage Business. I have received an online quote from a licensed conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the The Mortgage Business conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that they are on the The Mortgage Business 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 The Mortgage Business?
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 The Mortgage Business 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 The Mortgage Business and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.
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