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Metro Bank Solicitor Panel Recently Asked Questions
I am getting a mortgage offer from Metro Bank. my intention is to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Metro Bank Conveyancing panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC
Metro Bank’s approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are nearing an exchange and my mum and dad having sent 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 Metro Bank. Apparently, being on the Metro Bank conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Metro Bank if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I advised the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the home loan so is it really necessary for him to raise this?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Metro Bank 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 Metro Bank if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Metro Bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Metro Bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Metro Bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Metro Bank solicitor panel.
My conveyancers in Birmingham have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of 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 number of years?
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.
Do conveyancing solicitors on the Metro Bank conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee basis?
There is generally no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their service
I am due to exchange contracts on 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 mortgage company, Metro Bank are being pedantic. The solicitor who is on the Metro Bank conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Metro Bank are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Metro Bank have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Metro Bank have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Metro Bank 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.
My offer on house has been accepted, the seller does however have a dependent purchase. 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 do I do now? When should I get the mortgage app going with Metro Bank?
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 Metro Bank 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 Metro Bank and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.
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