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Barclays - Woolwich Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
Is the fact that my solicitor is not isted on the Barclays - Woolwich Solicitor panel that there is a problem with the quality of his conveyancing?
That would more than likely be a wrong assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly reasonable explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator indicated 76% of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The most common reasons for removal are: (1) lack of transactions (2) the lawyer is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. If you are concerned you should simply call the firm and ask them why they are no longer on the approved list for Barclays - Woolwich.
My wife and I intend to remortgage our maisonette with Barclays - Woolwich. We have a son 18 who lives with us. The solicitor on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this form unique to the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 5 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Barclays - Woolwich .This is solely used to protect the Barclays - Woolwich if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave.
It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Barclays - Woolwich had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of solicitors? How do you know who is on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel?
The law firm practices themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Barclays - Woolwich directly.
My grandmother passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the property. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Barclays - Woolwich , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Barclays - Woolwich will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Barclays - Woolwich mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Do most lenders operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel requirements are different to Barclays - Woolwich’s conveyancing panel requirements.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Barclays - Woolwich as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Barclays - Woolwich do not ordinarily appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Barclays - Woolwich panel
We have agreed a price on a house I spoke to a lawyer previously used by my mum and he recommended using a property lawyers approved by Barclays - Woolwich. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Barclays - Woolwich if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Barclays - Woolwich pointed out that either firm can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Barclays - Woolwich 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask Barclays - Woolwich to suggest a law firm in your location. Most banks have lawyers on their panel throughout the UK. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Barclays - Woolwich conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Barclays - Woolwich’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
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