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For what reasons could a law firm be excluded from the Capital Home Loans approved conveyancing panel?
According to a recent survey report by the solicitors regulator three quarters of solicitor practices had been removed from a lender panel. The top reasons in order are :
- lack of transactions
- the lawyer is a sole practitioner
- as part of the HSBC panel reduction
- regulatory contact by SRA
- accidental removal. We are not aware of the specific or common criteria for removal by Capital Home Loans
Much to my surprise my solicitor is asking me for proof of ID documents asserting that this is part of his obligations as a conveyancer on the Capital Home Loans Solicitor panel. Is this right?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that Capital Home Loans also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with Capital Home Loans CML Handbook requirements last updated on Capital Home Loans
Your search tool is useful but there are many lawyers listed near Coventry on the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel. It would be a lot more helpful if you could recommend a specific firm on the conveyancing panel for Capital Home Loans ?
We do not recommend specific firms as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
My lawyers in Manchester have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with Capital Home Loans. Is it case that being on the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the Capital Home Loans Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Capital Home Loans directly.
I was thinking of purchasing my friend’s property. Once we agree a price, what’s the best way to proceed? I plan to obtain a mortgage with Capital Home Loans. Is it possible to avoid using solicitors to save us both money? My father said that years ago it was possible to take the documents into the local Land Registry office and they did the rest
If you are getting a mortgage with Capital Home Loans involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to Capital Home Loans. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel.
My fiance and I are spending time looking at flats and am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I intend to finance via a home loan with Capital Home Loans
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Capital Home Loans , ask your prospective lawyers check they are on the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
Me and my partner are acquiring a terraced house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are about to beretained. My colleaguesuggested that we make sure that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the Capital Home Loans approved list of lawyers. Aren't all lawyers on the Capital Home Loans panel?
It is not that case that all Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the Capital Home Loans conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing lawyer on the on the Capital Home Loans approved list of lawyers.
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