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I instructed a firm of solicitors to conveyancing on my remortgage 4 weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with The Mortgage Lender. The firm reassured me that they are on The Mortgage Lender conveyancing panel and gave me their panel number. The Mortgage Lender then ,via my broker advised that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What do I do from here? Do I instruct a different law firm currently on the approved panel for The Mortgage Lender?
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 The Mortgage Lender as to the time frame to get your lawyer reinstated on the panel once again.
We are approaching an exchange and my mum and dad having sent the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to make a notification to my lender The Mortgage Lender. Apparently, being on the The Mortgage Lender conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform The Mortgage Lender if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I informed the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with The Mortgage Lender to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to The Mortgage Lender if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
How do I find a local solicitor on the The Mortgage Lender conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 20 miles to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel search 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 The Mortgage Lender solicitor panel.
My uncle passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £5k. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to The Mortgage Lender , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then The Mortgage Lender will insist on your using a conveyancer on the The Mortgage Lender 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 The Mortgage Lender 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 The Mortgage Lender mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with The Mortgage Lender. Solicitors have been instructed? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from The Mortgage Lender?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have The Mortgage Lender completed the survey? Have you advised The Mortgage Lender as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the The Mortgage Lender conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
We have agreed to purchase a house.One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender The Mortgage Lender be concerned
Given that your lender is The Mortgage Lender your lawyer must to check the The Mortgage Lender conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for The Mortgage Lender . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to The Mortgage Lender where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. The CML are developing guidance for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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 do I do now? At what point should I appy for the mortgage with The Mortgage Lender?
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 Lender 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 Lender 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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