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I am hoping to receive a mortgage with Furness Building Society. my intention is to use a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Furness Building Society Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers
Furness Building Society’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Can you clarify something for me?. For no fault of my lawyer but, the conveyancing for my house purchase has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Furness Building Society was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 6. My lawyer informs me that as she is on the Furness Building Society conveyancing panel she needs to reorder the searches as they are no longer acceptable to the lender.
One of the many conditions to being on the Furness Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 obligations (last updated for this lender on Furness Building Society)which specifies 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 Furness Building Society.
Do lenders provide you with an approved list of solicitors? How do you know who is on the Furness Building Society conveyancing panel?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Furness Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Furness Building Society directly.
I am considering applying for a Furness Building Society mortgage for purchase of a new build (under development) with 70% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Furness Building Society?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on Furness Building Society conveyancing panel, but Furness Building Society would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Furness Building Society. Solicitors have been appointed? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Furness Building Society?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Furness Building Society completed the valuation? Have you advised Furness Building Society as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Furness Building Society conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through
I am about to exchange contracts on a purchase with a mortgage from Furness Building Society. The report from my solicitor mentions that Furness Building Society could withdraw their offer before completion. Is this right?
Lenders such as Furness Building Society can revoke their mortgage offer although this rarely happens. In the unlikely event that Furness Building Society withdraw their offer they may or may not inform you or the lawyer as to the reasons why. There are various possible reasons but here are a number of examples:
  • Where information comes to Furness Building Society ‘s attention regarding the customers or the security that they were not aware of prior to offer that affects their original decision to lend
  • Furness Building Society may amend or withdraw an offer if the Furness Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor is unable to confirm compliance with any of the conditions of the mortgage offer or if any of the terms of the mortgage offer cannot be satisfied
  • Following advice from the valuer on their lender panel or If the lender has doubts about the effectiveness of the valuation as a result of subsequent events or information received post valuation but pre completion
  • Where the Lender’s right to possession is fettered in some way
  • If the lender reasonably believe that the applicant, borrower, mortgagor or guarantor is insolvent or is about to become insolvent or has or will have a petition presented or if any one or all enter into any arrangement with their creditors generally or if any one or all should suffer a material change in their financial circumstances
My fiance and I are in the process of viewing houses and am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Furness Building Society
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Furness Building Society , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Furness Building Society conveyancing panel.