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Yorkshire Bank Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Yorkshire Bank fees if I use my own solicitor. How good are the Yorkshire Bank conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use as long as they're good and reasonably priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Yorkshire Bank panel?
Yorkshire Bank’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 Yorkshire Bank will allow to act for them.
I am purchasing a newly constructed flat and my solicitor is telling me that she has to disclose incentives from the seller as her firm is on the Yorkshire Bank conveyancing panel. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to sign contracts and I have no desire to prolong matters. is my lawyer taking the correct approach?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Yorkshire Bank approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Yorkshire Bank). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Yorkshire Bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire Bank solicitor panel.
I am thinking of remortgaging my apartment does my lawyer need to be on the Yorkshire Bank Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on Yorkshire Bank conveyancing panel, but Yorkshire Bank 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 conveyancing matter.
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Yorkshire Bank have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Yorkshire Bank your lawyer must to check the Yorkshire Bank conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Yorkshire Bank . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Yorkshire Bank 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.
My husband and I are spending time looking at flats and am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I I am planning to take a mortgage with Yorkshire Bank
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer 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 Yorkshire Bank , ask your prospective lawyers check they are on the Yorkshire Bank conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed
to by Yorkshire Bank. Is it usual for Yorkshire Bank to only issue the offer once my
solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
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 Yorkshire Bank to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Yorkshire Bank conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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