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FAQs : The Market Harborough Building Society Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Market Harborough Building Society fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Market Harborough Building Society panel?
Market Harborough Building Society’s conveyancing panel is pretty large 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 Market Harborough Building Society will allow to act for them.
Our conveyancer has requested from me ID documents asserting that this is part of his legal duty as a solicitor on the Market Harborough Building Society Conveyancing panel. Can this be correct?
Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offense if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage with Market Harborough Building Society your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy Market Harborough Building Society
Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of solicitors? How do you know who is on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel?
The firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Market Harborough Building Society directly.
I am purchasing a terraced house and getting a mortgage with Market Harborough Building Society. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel in your location.
Do conveyancing solicitors on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee basis?
In the main there are no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their package
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Market Harborough Building Society as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Market Harborough Building Society would not normally instruct firms on 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 Market Harborough Building Society list
Can I register a complaint to Market Harborough Building Society about the lawyers being on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel?
There is little point in complaining directly to Market Harborough Building Society. All solicitors 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.