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Ready to buy a new home? Failing to check that a lawyer is on the Hinckley and Rugby list of approved solicitors can put your transaction at risk of delay or failure.
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FAQs for the Hinckley and Rugby Conveyancing Panel
My Solicitor is not listed on the Hinckley and Rugby Conveyancing Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor even though they are not on the Hinckley and Rugby approved list?
You have a number of options available to you here:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred solicitors but Hinckley and Rugby will need to instruct a lawyer on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel. This will result in additional cost and potential delay.
- Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel.
- Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to join the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel
Please assist. My lawyer is not to blame but, the conveyancing for my house purchase has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Hinckley and Rugby was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 10 days inc Day of week eg. Mon. My solicitor informs me that as she is on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel she needs to redo the searches as they are now out of date.
One of the many conditions to being on the Hinckley and Rugby approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Hinckley and Rugby)which states that a local authority search be not more than 6 months old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Hinckley and Rugby.
Do lenders provide you with an approved list of solicitors? How do you know who is on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Hinckley and Rugby directly.
My lawyers in London have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Hinckley and Rugby. Is it case that being on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
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 Hinckley and Rugby Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Hinckley and Rugby directly.
When it comes to lenders such as Hinckley and Rugby 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.
The for formalities of my remortgage has taken place with a loan from Hinckley and Rugby. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about Hinckley and Rugby. How do I make a complaint?
Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the Hinckley and Rugby branches or the Customer Care Department at Hinckley and Rugby head office. In most cases complaints to Hinckley and Rugby are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is resolved you can write to the
Financial Ombudsman Service at South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed
to by Hinckley and Rugby. Is it usual for Hinckley and Rugby to only issue the offer once my
solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Hinckley and Rugby to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Hinckley and Rugby conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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