My mortgage broker requires my Benson law firm’s panel member for the Santander conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have tried my local Benson office but they don't know it.
Have you tried speaking to your Benson conveyancing practitioner about this?. Most Benson law practices will retain a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each bank.
My Benson lawyer has spotted a discrepancy between the information in the home valuation report and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My lawyer informs me that he needs to check that the lender is happy with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my lawyer’s approach appropriate?
Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
It is a dozen years since I purchased my house in Benson. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been appointed on the sale but I am unable to track down the title documents. Is this a major issue?
You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be with your lender or they may still be with the conveyancers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers procuring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Benson relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.
Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are a common cause of delay in Benson conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Benson.
What tools are available to identify a Benson law firm on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Benson conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Benson conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to check whether they are on the National Westminster Bank approved list