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Frequently asked questions relating to the JPMorgan Conveyancing Panel
My IFA has asked me for my solicitor’s panel reference for the JPMorgan conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have e-mailed my local JPMorgan branch but they cant find it on their system.
Have you tried speaking to your lawyer about this?. A law firm is likely to keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable their conveyancing panel details for JPMorgan.
I do hope you can help me. My solicitor is advising me that he has to order a Local Authority search stemming from the fact that the firm are on the JPMorgan solicitor panel. Is this really necessary?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with JPMorgan your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of JPMorgan’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated JPMorgan. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I am looking for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the firms that are identified on your directory are on the JPMorgan conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have advised us that they are on the JPMorgan panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the JPMorgan 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 JPMorgan conveyancing panel is not accurate.
My aunt passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £5k. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to JPMorgan , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this allowed?
If you intend to re-mortgage then JPMorgan will insist on your using a conveyancer on the JPMorgan conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your JPMorgan conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the JPMorgan mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I have paid off my mortgage with JPMorgan. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the JPMorgan panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your JPMorgan mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the JPMorgan mortgage from the register. JPMorgan,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
but are not moving to another property
where the JPMorgan has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the JPMorgan has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your JPMorgan mortgage has been paid off.
The mortgage over my property is with JPMorgan. Conveyancing was finalised 12 months ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform JPMorgan?
You must advise JPMorgan in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of JPMorgan’s mortgage conditions. It may be that JPMorgan will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact JPMorgan directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a JPMorgan conveyancing panel solicitor.
Can I register a complaint to JPMorgan about the lawyers being on the JPMorgan conveyancing panel?
There is little point in complaining directly to JPMorgan. Every solicitor firm and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.
The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is addressed by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.
If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.
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