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Capital Home Loans Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions

I instructed a law firm to conveyancing on my purchase three weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with Capital Home Loans. The solicitors reassured me that they are on Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel and provided me their panel number. Capital Home Loans then told me that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What do I do from here? Should I appoint a new solicitor currently on the approved panel for Capital Home Loans?
You may be very frustrated with the lawyer but if it only go take a few more days they it may be worth waiting as, depending on how far progressed you are you may end up delaying the transaction by a number of weeks if you need to replace your solicitor You may wish to enlist the help of your broker to check with the Capital Home Loans as to how long they think it will take to get the firm to get back on the panel.
Our grandson is about to exchange on a new build apartment with a mortgage from Capital Home Loans. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested.

The Developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it.

The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to visit the offices of the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Leeds so that I can attend their offices when needed.
As opposed to 12 years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Leeds .
I would like to get my former partner taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Capital Home Loans really tell me which solicitor I can or can not instruct?
You can use any solicitor you like but Capital Home Loans 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 Capital Home Loans solicitors panel
Is there a list of Capital Home Loans panel solicitors on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s 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.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Capital Home Loans as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Capital Home Loans 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 Capital Home Loans panel
My brother and I have had an offer accepted on a flat I spoke to a solicitor recommended by my dad and he recommended using a law firm approved by Capital Home Loans. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Capital Home Loans if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Capital Home Loans suggested that either firm can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Capital Home Loans 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask Capital Home Loans to suggest a law firm in your location. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Capital Home Loans 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 Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Capital Home Loans’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.