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As unjust as it may seem for Magellan Homeloans to restrict who can act for them from the public’s or solicitor’s point of view, the other side of the coin is that the lenders are becoming ever more anxious and feel the necessary need to protect them from mortgage fraud and other illegal activities. As a result of this concern Magellan Homeloans are limiting their conveyancing panel to a manageable size. The Magellan Homeloans solicitor panel is not the most restricted

You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with Magellan Homeloans 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 Magellan Homeloans’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Magellan Homeloans. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.

Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest you. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the Magellan Homeloans solicitor panel.

The fact that your lawyer is on the Magellan Homeloans 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

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that they are on the Magellan Homeloans conveyancing panel

Magellan Homeloans will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Magellan Homeloans will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller. or Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Magellan Homeloans you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.

The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up Magellan Homeloans or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Magellan Homeloans will tell you what documents they want. Magellan Homeloans will instruct a valuer. The valuer will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about week to get a mortgage offer. Magellan Homeloans will issue the offer to you and your lawyer. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing.