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Examples of recent questions relating to the RBS - Direct Line Conveyancing Panel
Much to my surprise I have been told by my IFA that my property lawyer is not on the RBS - Direct Line Conveyancing panel. How can I check?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a firm that is on the conveyancing panel for RBS - Direct Line.
I do hope you can help me. My lawyer is assuring me that he has to order a Local Authority search because the firm are on the RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel. Do I not have a choice here?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with RBS - Direct Line 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 RBS - Direct Line’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated RBS - Direct Line. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I am looking for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the practices that are listed on your site are on the RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have assured us via an online form that they are on the RBS - Direct Line panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the RBS - Direct Line 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 RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel is incorrect.
The lawyers that just started acting on my house acquisition in Hendon has without warning shut down. I only went with them because I needed a solicitor on the RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel and my previous lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £175 for searches. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help
We expect to receive a DIP from RBS - Direct Line this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the RBS - Direct Line recommend a solicitor on the RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently
You will need to appoint solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the RBS - Direct Line through the process.
I have a mortgage with RBS - Direct Line. Conveyancing has been completed 12 months ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform RBS - Direct Line?
You must advise RBS - Direct Line prior to letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of RBS - Direct Line’s mortgage conditions. It may be that RBS - Direct Line will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact RBS - Direct Line directly. You need not do this via a RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel solicitor.
My offer was accepted on a house on the 20th January 2014, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS - Direct Line and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for RBS - Direct Line to deal with your lawyers application to be on the RBS - Direct Line conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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