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Frequently asked questions relating to the Melton Mowbray Building Society Conveyancing Panel
I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Melton Mowbray Building Society. I intend to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Melton Mowbray Building Society Conveyancing panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC
Melton Mowbray Building Society’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
We are getting closer to an exchange and my parents having transferred the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to make a notification to my lender Melton Mowbray Building Society. I am advised that, being on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Melton Mowbray Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I advised the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the home loan so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Melton Mowbray Building Society to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Melton Mowbray Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
How up to date is your search tool for the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel? Do Melton Mowbray Building Society send you an updated list?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Melton Mowbray Building Society directly.
We're in Birmingham, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Melton Mowbray Building Society , but our lawyer is on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Melton Mowbray Building Society 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
Do most lenders operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel requirements are different to Melton Mowbray Building Society’s conveyancing panel criteria.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Melton Mowbray Building Society. Solicitors have been instructed? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Melton Mowbray Building Society?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Melton Mowbray Building Society completed the survey? Have you advised Melton Mowbray Building Society as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in month 6 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Melton Mowbray Building Society are being a right pain. The solicitor who is on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Melton Mowbray Building Society are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Melton Mowbray Building Society have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Melton Mowbray Building Society have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Melton Mowbray Building Society may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.