Is the fact that my solicitor in Upper Walthamstow is not on my lender's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the standard of the firm’s work?
That is more than likely an incorrect assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly reasonable explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator indicated that over three quarters of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the lawyer is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. If you are concerned you should contact the Upper Walthamstow conveyancing practice and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your bank.
In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow? What am I being asked for?
To satisfy the Money Laundering Regulations any Upper Walthamstow conveyancing firm will require evidence of your identity in all conveyancing matters. This is normally dealt with by provision of a passport and an original bank statement or utility bill showing where you live.
Under Money Laundering Regulations, conveyancing solicitors are obliged by law to check not simply the ID of conveyancing clients but also the origin of monies that they receive in respect of any matter. An unwillingness to disclose this may result in your conveyancer terminating their retainer with you, as clearly this will cause a conflict between the set Regulations and a refusal to disclose.
Your conveyancers will have an obligation to make a disclosure to the appropriate authorities should they believe that any monies received by them may contravene the Money Laundering Regulations.
My stepmother pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Upper Walthamstow there may be a number of restrictions prohibiting external changes to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Upper Walthamstow which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Upper Walthamstow should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I happen to be the single recipient of my late mum's estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the my former home in Upper Walthamstow. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in June. I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be considered the same way as though I had purchased the property in June. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?
The CML handbook obliges solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be impacted by that. Most mortgage companies would take a sensible view as this clause primarily exists to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of properties.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in June 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, TSB are being pedantic. The Upper Walthamstow solicitor who is on the TSB conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but TSB are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do TSB have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that TSB have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why TSB may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
My friend recommended that where I am purchasing in Upper Walthamstow I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Upper Walthamstow conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Upper Walthamstow around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Upper Walthamstow Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Upper Walthamstow.
I am purchasing my first flat in Upper Walthamstow with a loan from National Westminster Bank. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my conveyancer about the extras as it will jeopardize my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
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