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I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Virgin fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Virgin conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use as long as they're good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Virgin panel?
Virgin’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Virgin will allow to act for them.
We are only a couple days away from an exchange and my parents having transferred the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to disclose this to my lender Virgin. Apparently, being on the Virgin conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Virgin if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I informed the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the home loan so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Virgin 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 Virgin if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I am looking for online conveyancing estimates. Can I be sure that all the practices that are listed on your directory are on the Virgin conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have advised us that they are on the Virgin panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Virgin panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Virgin conveyancing panel is not accurate.
I am thinking of mortgaging my house does my lawyer need to be on the Virgin Solicitor panel?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor but Virgin will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
When it comes to lenders such as Virgin do lawyers 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.
How can we tell if a solicitor on the Virgin panel is any good?
Getting recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advise that you speak with the solicitor conducting your transaction
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers I paid an upfront payment of 225. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me to say that they were not on the Virgin conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Virgin panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
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