Bank of Ireland Mortgages Conveyancing Panel Sample Enquires to our Call Center from members of the public
Is the fact that my solicitor is not identified on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages Conveyancing panel that there is a problem with the standard of his conveyancing?
It would not be wise to jump to that conclusion. There are all sorts of perfectly reasonable explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator indicated 76% of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 3 reasons are as follows: (1) lack of transactions (2) the lawyer is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. If you are concerned you should simply call the firm and ask them why they are no longer on the approved list for Bank of Ireland Mortgages.
Our son-in-law is buying a newly built flat with a mortgage from Bank of Ireland Mortgages. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked.
The Developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it.
The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages solicitor panel.
We're in Wales, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is Bank of Ireland Mortgages , but our solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
Is it the case that all solicitors on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel regulated by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Bank of Ireland Mortgages as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Bank of Ireland Mortgages would not normally appoint 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 Bank of Ireland Mortgages list
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a Bank of Ireland Mortgages conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
Complaining to Bank of Ireland Mortgages about their conveyancing panel is unlikely to yield much of a response. 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.