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Common questions asked concerning the ASTRA mortgages Solicitor Panel
My mortgage broker has asked me for my solicitor’s panel member for the ASTRA mortgages conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have called my local ASTRA mortgages office but they have not got back to me yet.
the sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your solicitor. They should have a central record lender panel numbers including the ASTRA mortgages panel reference.
I am purchasing a newly built flat and my conveyancer is telling me that she is duty bound to disclose incentives from the seller as her practice is on the ASTRA mortgages conveyancing panel. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange and I have no desire to delay deal. Can I insist on an exchange regardless of what my lawyer says about being on the ASTRA mortgages panel?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the ASTRA mortgages approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on ASTRA mortgages). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I am searching for online conveyancing estimates. Can I be assured that all the law firms that are identified on your website are on the ASTRA mortgages conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have advised us that they are on the ASTRA mortgages panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the ASTRA mortgages panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the ASTRA mortgages conveyancing panel is not accurate.
I would like to get my ex-husband taken off the mortgage deeds. Can ASTRA mortgages really insist on which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but ASTRA mortgages then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the ASTRA mortgages solicitors panel
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from ASTRA mortgages as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the ASTRA mortgages conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
ASTRA mortgages do not ordinarily instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers 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 ASTRA mortgages list
Why might a lender such as ASTRA mortgages withdraw a mortgage offer?
Lenders such as ASTRA mortgages can withdraw their mortgage offer although this is unusual. In the unlikely event that ASTRA mortgages withdraw their offer they may or may not inform you or the lawyer as to their reasoning. There are various possible reasons but here are a few examples:
- Many mortgage offers have an expiry date. Your lawyer should check this. ASTRA mortgages may amend or withdraw an offer before the end of its validation period if an offer extension is requested and following a re-evaluation of the property the value of the security is below a level which is acceptable to them.
- If the borrower informs ASTRA mortgages of a change in security address
- If the borrower informs ASTRA mortgages of a change in the loan amount agreed
- Where the Lender’s right to possession is fettered in some way
- If the solicitor on the ASTRA mortgages conveyancing panel acting for the applicant, borrower, mortgagor or guarantor cannot comply with ASTRA mortgages ‘s instructions
I have a mortgage with ASTRA mortgages. My godfather retired last week and wants to pay off my mortgage. After ASTRA mortgages is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long does the process take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the ASTRA mortgages conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the ASTRA mortgages mortgage is discharged.
You
will need a solicitor but they need not be on the ASTRA mortgages conveyancing panel.
You will need a solicitor to draw up the transfer and
to deal with the Land Registry formalities. The only thing you need to
consider is that by selling at an undervalue so ask your lawyer about
the implications. There could be an inheritance tax issue if you die
within 7 years of this. There's no capital gains tax for you as it is
your main residence.
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