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FAQs for the The Mortgage Works Conveyancing Panel
I am hoping to receive a mortgage with The Mortgage Works. I hope to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the The Mortgage Works Solicitor panel include Licensed Conveyancers
The Mortgage Works’s approved solicitor list 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.
My lawyer has identified an inconsistency between the surveyor’s assumptions in The Mortgage Works’s valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer informs me that as he is on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel he needs to check that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my lawyer’s course or action right?
A precondition to being on the The Mortgage Works approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on The Mortgage Works) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
How up to date is your search tool for the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel? Do The Mortgage Works send you an updated list?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from The Mortgage Works directly.
My solicitors in Newcastle have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with The Mortgage Works. Is it case that being on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the The Mortgage Works Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting The Mortgage Works directly.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with The Mortgage Works. Solicitors have been appointed? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from The Mortgage Works?
There is no definitive answer here. Have The Mortgage Works completed the survey? Have you advised The Mortgage Works as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property off the council. I have a mortgage offer with The Mortgage Works. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event if you are getting a mortgage with The Mortgage Works you will need to appoint a solicitor on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel.
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
There is little point in complaining directly to The Mortgage Works. Every solicitor firm and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.
The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.
If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.
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