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Q and A’s regarding the State Bank of India UK Solicitor Panel
My mortgage broker has has requested my law firm’s panel member for the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I discover this. I have contacted my local State Bank of India UK branch but they cant find it on their system.
You are best placed to get this information from your conveyancing lawyer. A law firm is likely to keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable their conveyancing panel details for State Bank of India UK.
My solicitor is asking me for personal identification documents asserting that this is part of his retainer as a solicitor on the State Bank of India UK Solicitor panel. Can this be correct?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that State Bank of India UK also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with State Bank of India UK CML Handbook requirements last updated on State Bank of India UK
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the State Bank of India UK approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the State Bank of India UK solicitor panel.
I am considering applying for a State Bank of India UK mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) with 60% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for State Bank of India UK?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor but State Bank of India UK will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
I'm at the point of viewing flats and am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I intend to finance via a home loan with State Bank of India UK
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with State Bank of India UK , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel.
On the whole I have been dissatisfied with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
Complaining to State Bank of India UK about their conveyancing panel is unlikely to yield much of a response. Every solicitor firm and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.
The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.
If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.
My offer was accepted on an apartment on the 5th January 2014, valuation was booked 4 days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to State Bank of India UK and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel. Are State Bank of India UK entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for State Bank of India UK to deal with your lawyers application to be on the State Bank of India UK conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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