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Banks and Clients Solicitor Panel Recently Asked Questions
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Banks and Clients fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Banks and Clients conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Banks and Clients panel?
Banks and Clients’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so it would be advisable to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Banks and Clients will allow to act for them.
We are due to exchange on the purchase a house but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the seller of £3k approx by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company Banks and Clients will not agree to this. Why was Banks and Clients even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Banks and Clients conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Banks and Clients of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Banks and Clients then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Banks and Clients.
I am looking for conveyancing quotes online. Can I be assured that all the firms that are listed on your directory are on the Banks and Clients conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have assured us via an online form that they are on the Banks and Clients panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Banks and Clients 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 Banks and Clients conveyancing panel is not accurate.
I am attempting to get my ex-husband taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Banks and Clients really insist on which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but Banks and Clients then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Banks and Clients solicitors panel
My husband and I are at the point of looking at apartments and now considering a potential offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I I am planning to take a home loan with Banks and Clients
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. 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 Banks and Clients , ask your prospective lawyers check they are on the Banks and Clients conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I had an offer accepted on a house on the 12th January 2014, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Banks and Clients and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Banks and Clients conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
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 Banks and Clients to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Banks and Clients conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
My offer on house has been accepted, the seller does however have a dependent purchase. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties booked. My conveyancing solicitor has been instructed. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage app going with Banks and Clients?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey/valuation, conveyancing search costs, etc). First you should check that your solicitor is on the Banks and Clients conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot mortgage some buyers would pally for the mortgage with Banks and Clients and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.
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