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My wife and I are approaching an exchange on a flat in Blaenavon and my mum and dad have transferred the ten percent deposit to my solicitor. I am now informed that as the deposit has not come from me my solicitor needs to disclose this to my lender. I am advised that, in also acting for the lender he must advise them that the balance of the purchase price is not just from me. I informed the lender about my parents' contribution when I applied for the home loan, so is it really necessary for him to raise this?
Your conveyancer is obliged to clarify with mortgage company to ensure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only disclose this to your bank if you permit them to, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Is it the case that all Blaenavon solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the TSB approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Some banks do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I am buying a property in Blaenavon. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. TSB 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 TSB your lawyer must comply with the formal instructions contained in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for TSB. The CML Handbook contains minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to TSB where a lease fails to comply with these provisions. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to Blaenavon.
I have paid off my mortgage with UBS. I assume I don't need a Blaenavon conveyancer on the UBS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your UBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the UBS mortgage from the register. UBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where UBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- UBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I have todaybecome aware that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Blaenavon for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Blaenavon conveyancing specialists.
I am buying my first flat in Blaenavon with a loan from The Mortgage Works. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it may put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.
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.
I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Blaenavon in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some banks will not give a loan on this type of property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Blaenavon. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Blaenavon to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.