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Examples of recent questions relating to the Bank of Ireland Mortgages Solicitor Panel
My mortgage broker has asked me for my law firm’s panel reference for the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I discover this. I have tried my local Bank of Ireland Mortgages branch but they have not got back to me yet.
the sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your solicitor. A law firm is likely to keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable their conveyancing panel details for Bank of Ireland Mortgages.
Please help. My conveyancer is advising me that she is duty-bound to apply for a Local Authority search because the firm are on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages approved lawyer panel. The searches cost a lot of money. Can this be avoided?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with Bank of Ireland Mortgages your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Bank of Ireland Mortgages’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Bank of Ireland Mortgages. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for my house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
I was supposed to move into my dream home last Thursday. My lawyer’s firm is on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages solicitors panel but has moved offices 8 weeks ago and had not advised Bank of Ireland Mortgages of their new address. Bank of Ireland Mortgages is now refusing to release my funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is as unusual as it is unlucky. The majority of 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 Bank of Ireland Mortgages branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
Is the case that all CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation 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 remain on their approved list of firms.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Bank of Ireland Mortgages do solicitors 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.
We expect to receive a DIP from Bank of Ireland Mortgages this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the Bank of Ireland Mortgages recommend a solicitor on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer
You will need to appoint solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the Bank of Ireland Mortgages through the process.