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Holmesdale Building Society Solicitor Panel Recently Asked Questions
I was advised recently by my financial adviser that my the law firm I have appointed is not on the Holmesdale Building Society Conveyancing panel. How can I be sure that this is correct?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your lawyer directly. You lawyer should advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a firm that is on the the approved Holmesdale Building Society solicitor panel.
We are approaching an exchange and my mum and dad having sent the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to make a notification to my lender Holmesdale Building Society. I am advised that, being on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Holmesdale Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I advised the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Holmesdale Building Society to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Holmesdale Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I am purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester who is on the Holmesdale Building Society solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Holmesdale Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am attempting to get my former partner removed the mortgage deeds. Can Holmesdale Building Society really insist on which solicitor I can or can not retain?
You can use any solicitor you like but Holmesdale Building Society 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 Holmesdale Building Society solicitors panel
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Holmesdale Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Holmesdale Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Holmesdale Building Society mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Holmesdale Building Society mortgage from the register. Holmesdale Building Society,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
but are not moving to another property
where the Holmesdale Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Holmesdale Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Holmesdale Building Society mortgage has been paid off.
My existing mortgage is with Holmesdale Building Society. My father has just retired and wants to pay off the mortgage left on the property. After Holmesdale Building Society is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long will it roughly take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the Holmesdale Building Society mortgage is discharged.
You
will need a solicitor but they need not be on the Holmesdale Building Society 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. As the property is your main residence you need
not pay CGT but you should speak with your accountants in any event.
I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed
to by Holmesdale Building Society. Is it usual for Holmesdale Building Society to only issue the offer once my
solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Holmesdale Building Society to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.