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Keystone Property Finance Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
Much to my surprise I have been told by my mortgage broker that my the law firm I have appointed is not on the Keystone Property Finance Solicitor panel. What can I do to be certain that this is indeed the case?
You need to contact your lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the the approved Keystone Property Finance solicitor panel.
We are due to exchange on the purchase a house but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the seller of £3k approx by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company Keystone Property Finance will not agree to this. Why was Keystone Property Finance even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Keystone Property Finance conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Keystone Property Finance of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Keystone Property Finance then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Keystone Property Finance.
Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to visit the offices of the Keystone Property Finance conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Manchester
so that I can attend their offices if required.
Whereas this was necessary ten years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester
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We're in London, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Keystone Property Finance , but our lawyer is on the Keystone Property Finance conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Keystone Property Finance conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
Hi, thinking about buying a house off my mate. Assuming we can agree a figure, what’s the best way to proceed? I plan to obtain a mortgage with Keystone Property Finance. Is there anyway to cut out the solicitors to save on the costs? My dad reckons back in the day he did a lot of it himself, just went into the land registry office and providing them with the info they needed himself
If you are getting a mortgage with Keystone Property Finance involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Keystone Property Finance 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 Keystone Property Finance. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Keystone Property Finance conveyancing panel.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers I paid an upfront payment of 200. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me to say that they were not on the Keystone Property Finance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Keystone Property Finance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
At last I have had an offer on an apartment accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties booked. My conveyancing solicitor has been instructed. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage app going with Keystone Property Finance?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey/valuation, conveyancing search costs, etc). First you should check that your solicitor is on the Keystone Property Finance conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot mortgage some buyers would pally for the mortgage with Keystone Property Finance and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.