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My lawyer is not listed on the Tipton Coseley Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my preferred solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Tipton Coseley Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
You will need to have a conveyancer complete the legal work required when you take out a Tipton Coseley Building Society mortgage to buy your property. They’ll carry out all the necessary legal checks on the property, make sure that you’re properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is in place. You can instruct a conveyancing firm of your choice. However, if the firm selected is not a member of the Tipton Coseley Building Society conveyancing panel additional costs will be incurred as separate legal representation will be required by Tipton Coseley Building Society. Conveyancing panel applications can be submitted, so if your conveyancer has not previously applied for membership they can do so.
Our conveyancer has identified a legal deficiency with the lease for the property we are purchasing. The seller’s lawyers have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our solicitor has advised that as he is on the Tipton Coseley Building Society conveyancing panel he must check that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is Tipton Coseley Building Society?
The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and Tipton Coseley Building Society are the client. A precondition to being on the Tipton Coseley Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Tipton Coseley Building Society). The CML Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects will the lease so that Tipton Coseley Building Society can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected . 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.
I have been searching for online conveyancing estimates. Can I be confident that all the practices that are identified on your site are on the Tipton Coseley Building Society conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the Tipton Coseley Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Tipton Coseley Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Tipton Coseley Building Society conveyancing panel is not accurate.
My aunt passed away last year and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Tipton Coseley Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Tipton Coseley Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Tipton Coseley Building Society 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 Tipton Coseley Building Society 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 Tipton Coseley Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
When it comes to lenders such as Tipton Coseley Building Society 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.
I can not work out if my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date . I have called Tipton Coseley Building Society on various occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Tipton Coseley Building Society conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply dont know who is right
Your lawyer has to follow the CML Handbook Part 2 requirements for Tipton Coseley Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Tipton Coseley Building Society will go ahead your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask Tipton Coseley Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.
We are are purchasing a terraced house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are about to beinstructed. My friendadvised that we check that the conveyancer in Hendon is on the Tipton Coseley Building Society panel. Is this really necessary?
Not all Hendon conveyancing firms are on the Tipton Coseley Building Society conveyancing panel. 5 people a month use our search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the Tipton Coseley Building Society approved list of lawyers.