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FAQs for the Intelligent Finance Solicitor Panel
I need to swap lawyers as my lawyer is not on the Intelligent Finance 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.
Please assist. For no fault of my lawyer but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Intelligent Finance was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 6 months + 3. My solicitor says that as she is on the Intelligent Finance 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 Intelligent Finance approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 obligations (last updated for this lender on Intelligent Finance)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 Intelligent Finance.
I have been looking for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the firms that are listed on your directory are on the Intelligent Finance conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have advised us that they are on the Intelligent Finance panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Intelligent Finance panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Intelligent Finance conveyancing panel is not accurate.
I am buying a terraced house and getting a mortgage with Intelligent Finance. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Intelligent Finance 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 Intelligent Finance conveyancing panel in your location.
Do conveyancing lawyers on the Intelligent Finance conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee basis?
There is generally no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their package
How can we tell if a solicitor on the Intelligent Finance panel is any good?
seeking recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advocate that you speak with the lawyer handling your conveyancing
My ex -wife’s name is on the Intelligent Finance mortgage of my property but not on the land registry. The apartment was transferred to me on our divorce many years ago by way of a sealed court order. Does my ex still have a say on the sale even though the land registry showing the property in my name alone? Will I be required to take her name of the Intelligent Finance mortgage in order to sell?
As regards the Intelligent Finance mortgage, it is unusual that your ex-wife’s name remains on the mortgage but not on the title. It is conceivable that this is an oversight on the part of your conveyancers to ensure that her name was removed or even an administrative error on the part of Intelligent Finance in failing to update their data. In any event, it should cause difficulty providing her name no longer appears on the Land Registry title and you have a court order ordering that the property is transferred to you.
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