In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Godmanchester? What am I being asked for?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering regulations require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identification documents of the potential client they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing retainer. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign should reaffirm this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be viewed. Where you are unwilling to provide ID verification documents, your solicitor can not take you on as a client.
We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Godmanchester for our house move. Our broker informed us that our bank won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?
Pre- 2008 most lenders had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Godmanchester conveyancing firms would have been on most bank panels. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 completed a thematic review into mortgage fraud which come to the conclusion: know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, lenders have regularly sought more information from law firms regarding their operations and their employees as well as establishing certain criteria such a completing on a minimum volume of conveyancing. Many Godmanchester conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have Unblemished track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Godmanchester is amongst the many areas where the solicitors showing on our search results are are authorised to act for .
The deeds to our home are lost. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Godmanchester 4 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
Gone are the days when you need to hold title deeds to evidence that you own the land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
How do I identify a Godmanchester law firm on the conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Godmanchester conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Godmanchester conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the approved list
I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Godmanchester for my purchase. Can I see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
Members of the public can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor telephone calls for training reasons.