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I was advised recently by my estate agent that my lawyer is not on the Manchester Building Society Conveyancing panel. How can I be certain that this is indeed the case?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a firm that is on the conveyancing panel for Manchester Building Society.
I am buying a newly constructed flat and my lawyer is telling me that she has to disclose incentives from the seller as her firm is on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel. I am on a tight deadline to sign contracts and my preference is not to prolong matters. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Manchester Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Manchester Building Society). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for my house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
I am attempting to get my former partner removed the mortgage deeds. Can Manchester Building Society really tell me which solicitor I can or can not instruct?
You can use any solicitor you like but Manchester Building Society then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Manchester Building Society solicitors panel
When it comes to lenders such as Manchester Building Society do lawyers have to be pay a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
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.
I currently have a mortgage with with Manchester Building Society. Conveyancing has been completed 12 months ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Manchester Building Society?
You must advise Manchester Building Society in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Manchester Building Society’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent 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 Manchester Building Society directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel firm.
Manchester Building Society have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on house has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up Manchester Building Society or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Manchester Building Society will tell you what documents they want. Manchester Building Society 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. Manchester Building Society 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.