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How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel. How easy is it to change conveyancer?
If you haven't yet instructed a solicitor to do anything for you and have just received quotes, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer you're considering.
Expecting 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 he says that he has to check this in has capacity as lawyer for Vida Homeloans. What risks do Vida Homeloans expect the insurance to cover?
All property lawyers on the Vida Homeloans 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 Vida Homeloans’s Part 2 requirements of the CML Handbook (last updated on Vida Homeloans). Being on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel your lawyer is expect to follow these instructions.
What tools are available to search for a local solicitor on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 10 miles to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel tool on this website. 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 Vida Homeloans solicitor panel.
I was supposed to complete on my dream home last Friday. My lawyer’s firm is on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel but has moved offices in the past couple of months and had not advised Vida Homeloans of their new address. Vida Homeloans is now refusing to release my funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is as unusual as it is unlucky. Most 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 Vida Homeloans branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Vida Homeloans be concerned
Given that your lender is Vida Homeloans your lawyer must to check the Vida Homeloans conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Vida Homeloans . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Vida Homeloans where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. Requirements for Scotland are due in the near future.
I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in month 2010 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Vida Homeloans are being a right pain. The solicitor who is on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Vida Homeloans are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Vida Homeloans have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Vida Homeloans have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Vida Homeloans may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Intending to buy a house with a mortgage with Vida Homeloans. I have received an online quote from a licensed conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Vida Homeloans 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 Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel
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