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I need to swap lawyers as my lawyer is not on the Britannia panel of conveyancing solicitors. Is it practical to instruct different lawyers?
If you haven't yet instructed a solicitor to do anything for you and have just received quotes, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer you're considering.
Can you help?. For no fault of my lawyer but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Britannia was issued random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on Tues etc. My lawyer informs me that as she is on the Britannia conveyancing panel she needs to redo the searches as they are no longer acceptable to the lender.
One of the many conditions to being on the Britannia approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 obligations (last updated for this lender on Britannia)which states that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Britannia.
How up to date is your database of lawyers on the Britannia conveyancing panel? Do Britannia send you an updated list?
The law firm practices themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Britannia conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Britannia directly.
I am buying a right to buy flat and getting a mortgage with Britannia. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Britannia conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Britannia conveyancing panel in your location.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Britannia do solicitors have to be pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
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.
Can you point me to a directory of Britannia panel solicitors on the CML Handbook Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Britannia. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Britannia panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Britannia mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Britannia mortgage from the register. Britannia,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
but are not moving to another property
where the Britannia has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Britannia has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Britannia mortgage has been paid off.
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