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My lawyer has never been on on the Metro Bank Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Metro Bank list of approved lawyers?
You will need to have a conveyancer complete the legal work required when you take out a Metro Bank mortgage to buy your property. They’ll carry out all the necessary legal checks on the property, make sure that you’re properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is in place. You can instruct a conveyancing firm of your choice. However, if the firm selected is not a member of the Metro Bank conveyancing panel additional costs will be incurred as separate legal representation will be required by Metro Bank. Conveyancing panel applications can be submitted, so if your conveyancer has not previously applied for membership they can do so.
I do hope you can help me. My lawyer is advising me that he has to order a Local Authority search as the firm are on the Metro Bank approved lawyer panel. The searches cost a lot of money. Can this be avoided?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with Metro Bank 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 Metro Bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Metro Bank. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
Do I have to have a meeting at the offices of the Metro Bank conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in London
so that I can attend their offices when needed.
Most conveyancing panel lawyers for Metro Bank undertake all of the work via the post, internet or over the phone. This means that they can undertake your Conveyancing Transaction no matter where you live in England or Wales. However you should check if you can still book an appointment to go into appointed conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.
My solicitors in Birmingham have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Metro Bank. Is it case that being on the Metro Bank conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the Metro Bank Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Metro Bank directly.
I'm in the process of viewing apartments and am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I will be getting a mortgage with Metro Bank
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Metro Bank , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Metro Bank conveyancing panel.
My ex -wife’s name is on the Metro Bank mortgage of my property but not on the land registry. The apartment was transferred to me on our divorce many years ago by way of a sealed court order. Does my ex still have a say on the sale even though the land registry showing the property in my name alone? Will I be required to take her name of the Metro Bank mortgage in order to sell?
In terms of the Metro Bank mortgage, it is unusual that your ex-wife’s name remains on the mortgage but not on the title. It is conceivable that this is an oversight on the part of your conveyancers to ensure that her name was removed or even an administrative error on the part of Metro Bank in failing to update their data. In any event, it should cause difficulty providing her name no longer appears on the Land Registry title and you have a court order ordering that the property is transferred to you.
Next month my fiance and I are taking a long lease of a flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon need to beinstructed. My motheradvised that we enquire that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the Metro Bank solicitors panel. Is this really necessary?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing firms are on the Metro Bank conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing firm on the on the Metro Bank solicitors pane.
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