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I am selling my apartment and the EA has just texted me to warn that the purchasers are changing their property lawyer. The reason given is that Allied Irish Bank will only deal with solicitors on their approved list. On what basis would a leading lender only engage with specific lawyers?
UK lenders have always had panels of law firms they are willing to work with, but in the past few years big names such as Nationwide , have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for more than 25 years.
Lenders blame a rise in fraud by way of justification for the cull – criteria have been tightened and a smaller panel should be easier to keep an eye on. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society says it is being contacted daily by practices that have been removed from panels, or have other concerns about them. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyer’s case. Your purchasers are unlikely to have any sway in the decision.
My solicitor has uncovered a difference between the surveyor’s assumptions in Allied Irish Bank’s valuation survey and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My solicitor informs me that as he is on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel he needs to check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my lawyer’s approach correct?
A precondition to being on the Allied Irish Bank approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Allied Irish Bank) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
I am looking to buy a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Birmingham who is on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing. 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 Allied Irish Bank . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am buying a garden flat and getting a mortgage with Allied Irish Bank. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Allied Irish Bank 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 Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel in your location.
Is it common for Allied Irish Bank to withdraw a mortgage offer and what would be the reasoning?
Lenders such as Allied Irish Bank can revoke their mortgage offer although this rarely happens. should Allied Irish Bank withdraw their offer they may or may not inform you or the lawyer as to the reasons why. There are various possible reasons but here are a few examples:
- Where information comes to Allied Irish Bank ‘s attention regarding the customers or the security that they were not aware of prior to offer that affects their original decision to lend
- If the borrower informs Allied Irish Bank of a change in security address
- Where to proceed with the Mortgage offer would be unlawful
- Where the lender has to take account a recent change in law
- If the lender reasonably believe that the applicant, borrower, mortgagor or guarantor is insolvent or is about to become insolvent or has or will have a petition presented or if any one or all enter into any arrangement with their creditors generally or if any one or all should suffer a material change in their financial circumstances
I have a mortgage with Allied Irish Bank. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Allied Irish Bank?
You must advise Allied Irish Bank in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Allied Irish Bank’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Allied Irish Bank directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel solicitor.
My brother and I are buying a flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon begiven the go-ahead. My brokersuggested that we enquire that the solicitor in Hendon is on the Allied Irish Bank solicitors panel. Aren't all lawyers on the Allied Irish Bank panel?
Not all Hendon conveyancing practices are on the Allied Irish Bank conveyancing panel. 5 people a month use our search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing solicitor on the on the Allied Irish Bank panel.