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FAQs for the Topaz Finance Solicitor Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Topaz Finance fees if I use my own solicitor. How efficient are the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH provided that they are good and reasonably priced. Are there any Topaz Finance conveyancers you'd recommend?
Topaz Finance’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so it would be advisable to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Topaz Finance will allow to act for them.
I am due to complete my purchase next Friday. My conveyancing lawyer has asked me to provide him with a copy of the building insurance for the house as as he informs me that he is duty bound to validate that it is in order for Topaz Finance. What does the insurance need to cover?
All property lawyers on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in Topaz Finance’s Part 2 requirements of the CML Handbook (last updated on Topaz Finance). Being on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel your lawyer is expect to follow these requirements.
I see that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
We're in Liverpool, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Topaz Finance , but our solicitor is on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
Are all Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
I have paid off my mortgage with Topaz Finance. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Topaz Finance panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Topaz Finance mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Topaz Finance mortgage from the register. Topaz Finance,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
but are not moving to another property
where the Topaz Finance has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Topaz Finance has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Topaz Finance mortgage has been paid off.
My husband and I are taking a long lease of a garden flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are preferred to begiven the go-ahead. My brokersuggested that we enquire that the solicitor in Hendon is on the Topaz Finance solicitors panel. Is this really necessary?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing practices are on the Topaz Finance conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing lawyer on the on the Topaz Finance solicitors pane.
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