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FAQs : The Adam & Company International Conveyancing Panel
What is the rationale as to why all property lawyers are not on the Adam & Company International Solicitor panel?
Adam & Company International and other banks normally imposes restrictions either the type or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their panel. A common example of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that Adam & Company International have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Adam & Company International Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, Conveyancing is not their speciality? To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime; probably not.
I am buying a new build apartment and my conveyancer is advising me that she is duty bound to disclose incentives from the seller as her practice is on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to sign contracts and I would rather not prolong the conveyancing. is my lawyer taking the correct approach?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Adam & Company International approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Adam & Company International). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I note that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for my conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
I am trying to get my ex-husband removed the mortgage deeds. Can Adam & Company International really insist on which solicitor I can or can not retain?
You can use any solicitor you like but Adam & Company International then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Adam & Company International solicitors panel
I had instructed online conveyancers located in Cardiff who are on the Adam & Company International solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate fee of £135 for the legal aspects of the Adam & Company International mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Adam & Company International?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Adam & Company International but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Adam & Company International will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in month 8 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Adam & Company International are being difficult. The solicitor who is on the Adam & Company International conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Adam & Company International are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Adam & Company International have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Adam & Company International have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Adam & Company International 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.
My ex -wife’s name is on the Adam & Company International mortgage of my property but not on the land registry. The apartment was transferred to me on our divorce many years ago by way of a sealed court order. Does my ex still have a say on the sale even though the land registry showing the property in my name alone? Will I be required to take her name of the Adam & Company International mortgage in order to sell?
In terms of the Adam & Company International mortgage, it is unusual that your ex-wife’s name remains on the mortgage but not on the title. It is conceivable that this is an oversight on the part of your conveyancers to ensure that her name was removed or even an administrative error on the part of Adam & Company International in failing to update their data. In any event, it should cause difficulty providing her name no longer appears on the Land Registry title and you have a court order ordering that the property is transferred to you.