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Q and A’s regarding the Zephyr Mortgages Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has has requested my lawyer’ panel reference for the Zephyr Mortgages conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have e-mailed my local Zephyr Mortgages office but they have not responded to me.
You are best placed to get this information from your conveyancing lawyer. They should have a central record lender panel numbers including the Zephyr Mortgages panel reference.
My son-in-law is in the process of securing a house that has just been built with a home loan from Zephyr Mortgages. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Zephyr Mortgages 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 Zephyr Mortgages conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Manchester on the Zephyr Mortgages conveyancing panel. It would be a lot more helpful if you could recommend a specific firm on the conveyancing panel for Zephyr Mortgages ?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
I am remortgaging my house does my lawyer have to be on the Zephyr Mortgages Conveyancing panel?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor but Zephyr Mortgages will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Zephyr Mortgages as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Zephyr Mortgages conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Zephyr Mortgages do not ordinarily appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Zephyr Mortgages list
I was thinking of purchasing my friend’s property. Assuming we can agree a figure, what’s the best way to proceed? I plan to obtain a mortgage with Zephyr Mortgages. Is it possible to avoid using solicitors to save on the costs? My dad reckons back in the day he did a lot of it himself, just went into the land registry office and providing them with the info they needed himself
If you are getting a mortgage with Zephyr Mortgages involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Zephyr Mortgages conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to Zephyr Mortgages. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Zephyr Mortgages conveyancing panel.
I had an offer accepted on a property on the 20th February 2014, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Zephyr Mortgages and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Zephyr Mortgages conveyancing panel. Are Zephyr Mortgages entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Zephyr Mortgages to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Zephyr Mortgages conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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