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Common questions asked concerning the Nationwide BS Solicitor Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Nationwide BS fees if I use my own solicitor. How good are the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Are there any Nationwide BS conveyancers you'd recommend?
Nationwide BS’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Nationwide Building Society will allow to act for them.
Our son-in-law is in the process of securing a new build apartment with a home loan from Nationwide BS. His conveyancer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked.
The Developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it.
The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
I see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for my own conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
What happens if my solicitor is expelled from the Nationwide Building Society Solicitor panel prior to the moving date as agreed at exchange of contracts?
First, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have ti instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by the regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
I have had an offer accepted on a house I spoke to a conveyancer previously used by my mum and he suggested instructing a property lawyers approved by Nationwide BS. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Nationwide Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Nationwide BS pointed out that either practice can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Nationwide Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Enquire of Nationwide BS for conveyancing panel firms in your area. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Nationwide BS conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Nationwide Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
Nationwide BS 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 Nationwide Building Society or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Nationwide BS will tell you what documents they want. Nationwide 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. Nationwide BS 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.
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? At what point should I appy for the mortgage with Nationwide Building Society?
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 Nationwide BS 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 Nationwide Building Society 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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