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Birmingham Midshires Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Birmingham Midshires fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Are there any Birmingham Midshires conveyancers you'd recommend?
Birmingham Midshires’s conveyancing panel is substantial so it would be advisable to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Birmingham Midshires will allow to act for them.
I am buying a newly built apartment and my solicitor is advising me that she has to disclose incentives from the builder as her firm is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange and my preference is not to prolong deal. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Birmingham Midshires approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Birmingham Midshires). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Are the lawyers identified as being on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Birmingham Midshires?
The law firm practices themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Birmingham Midshires directly.
We're in Wales, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Birmingham Midshires , but our lawyer is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
Do the majority of banks operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel requirements are different to Birmingham Midshires’s conveyancing panel requirements.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Birmingham Midshires as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Birmingham Midshires would not normally appoint a member of their conveyancing panel 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 Birmingham Midshires panel
I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed
to by Birmingham Midshires. Is it usual for Birmingham Midshires to only issue the offer once my
solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Birmingham Midshires to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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