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FAQs for the NRAM Ltd Solicitor Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay NRAM Ltd fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How good are the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use as long as they're good and not exorbitantly priced. Are there any NRAM Ltd conveyancers you'd recommend?
NRAM Ltd’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that NRAM Ltd will allow to act for them.
Our lawyer has informed me that he requires personal identification documents asserting that this is part of his requirements as a solicitor on the NRAM Ltd Conveyancing panel. Can you confirm whether this is the case?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that NRAM Ltd also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with NRAM Ltd CML Handbook requirements last updated on NRAM Ltd
I have been searching for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be sure that all the law firms that are listed on your site are on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have advised us that they are on the NRAM Ltd panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the NRAM Ltd panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel is incorrect.
I am considering applying for a NRAM Ltd mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) with 60% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for NRAM Ltd?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel, but NRAM Ltd would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same transaction.
We have agreed to purchase a house.One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. NRAM Ltd have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
As you are obtaining a mortgage with NRAM Ltd your lawyer must to check the NRAM Ltd conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for NRAM Ltd . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to NRAM Ltd where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. Requirements for Scotland are due in the near future.
Can I register a complaint to NRAM Ltd about the lawyers being on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel?
There is little point in complaining directly to NRAM Ltd. Every solicitor firm and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.
The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.
If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.
I had an offer accepted on a property on the 12th January 2014, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to NRAM Ltd and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel. Are NRAM Ltd entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for NRAM Ltd to deal with your lawyers application to be on the NRAM Ltd conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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