Sample questions relating to Clydesdale Bank transfer of equity

• I am remortgaging my home in Ampthill does my lawyer have to be on the Clydesdale Bank Conveyancing panel. The conveyancing also involves a transfer of equity.
• I already have a mortgage with Clydesdale Bank and am keeping my existing mortgaging but seeking to have it in my name only so my former husband won't be on it any longer. How long do Clydesdale Bank take to deal with the application?
• What if my application doesn't meet Clydesdale Bank lending criteria for a transfer of equity?
• Given that we have been 2 a couple of years separated I have opted to relinquish up my interest in the house to my husband who is refinancing with Clydesdale Bank. Can a transfer of equity be done within four weeks?
• I am transferring my share of a property in Birmingham to the other co-owners husband, they are reapplying to Clydesdale Bank. We are haggling as to who should cover the legal bill for the transfer of equity. Is this usually split or is one of us obliged to cover the legal bill?
• I am filling out a Clydesdale Bank transfer of equity request and have come to the questions that asks about debts etc. I do some debts that I have been discharging for a number of years, in fact they have long since disappeared from my credit records. Am I obliged to set these out?
• What do I need to do when it comes adding or subtracting names (transfer of equity) to or from my Clydesdale Bank mortgage account?

Examples of questions in a lawyer form concerning a Clydesdale Bank Transfer of Equity

Information to consider in further to the above Clydesdale Bank transfer of equity Questions and Answers :

Tax and Legal

There are numerous potential tax and legal implications when transferring equity for your property. You should always seek the advice of a solicitor on the Clydesdale Bank conveyancing panel and accountant before transferring equity.

Transfer of Equity Conveyancing for Leasehold properties

If your property is leasehold, provisions in the lease may have a requirement for notices to be served and that you have a license to do so from the freeholder. If such conditions are not strictly observed you may be in breach of the lease. This could potentially result in the freeholder taking enforcement action against you.

Indemnity Insurance

If the transfer of equity is made pursuant to an Order of the Court, then Insolvency Indemnity Insurance is not required. In other cases, where a property is being transferred at less than market value between joint owners, an Insolvency Act Indemnity Insurance policy may be required. This is something that that your conveyancing solicitor will check with Clydesdale Bank This is because, if the outgoing party is made bankrupt in the future, their Trustee in Bankruptcy could argue that they had transferred the property in order to avoid their creditors and apply to the Court to have the transaction set aside. If this happens, it could affect your lender or a future buyer from you as they would lose the property and the lender may not get back what they have loaned to you. The Insolvency Act Indemnity Insurance policy only protects lenders such as Clydesdale Bank or future buyers from you. If there is no mortgage and the outgoing owner is made bankrupt, there is a risk to you that you could lose your home if the transfer is set aside. The cost of the Insolvency Act Indemnity Insurance policy is dependent on the valuation of the property at the time of completion of the transfer of equity conveyancing.

Preparing the Transfer of Equity with a Clydesdale Bank Mortgage

When it comes to preparing the the Land Registry documents your lawyer should in the ‘consideration’ panel choose the first option, if consideration is given; otherwise ignore the consideration panel altogether.

If Clydesdale Bank is joining in the transfer to release someone from liability, put the release in the ‘additional provisions’ panel if someone is entering into a covenant relating to the charge, place it in the ‘additional provisions’ panel stamp duty land tax is not payable when there is no chargeable consideration for the transfer (Schedule 3, paragraph 1 of the Finance Act 2003). In the case of a transfer subject to a charge (even if the transfer is by way of gift) or if a property has been transferred for no value and there is an associated discharge, HMRC would view this as an assumption of an existing debt by the purchaser (Schedule 4, paragraph 8 of the Finance Act 2003) and stamp duty land tax may be payable if you wish you may state in the ‘additional provisions’ panel that ‘This transfer is made subject to a charge dated… in favour of…’

On form AP1, your conveyancer should describe the transfer as ‘transfer of equity’ to assist Land Registry staff.

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