Examples of recent questions relating to the Landbay Partners Conveyancing Panel
from members of the public
I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Landbay Partners fees if I use my own solicitor. How good are the Landbay Partners conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Are there any Landbay Partners conveyancers you'd recommend?
Landbay Partners’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Landbay Partners will allow to act for them.
We are getting closer to an exchange and my parents 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 disclose this to my lender Landbay Partners. Apparently, being on the Landbay Partners conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Landbay Partners if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I disclosed to the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the home loan so is it really necessary for him to raise this?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Landbay Partners 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 Landbay Partners if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Do all the firms listed on your directory have online case tracking as I understood that this was a condition of being on the Landbay Partners conveyancing panel?
No. There is no CML Part 2 or Building Society Association requirement relating to online case tracking. Some law firms operate such technology and some don't.
I am selling my house. Does my solicitor have to be on the Landbay Partners conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Landbay Partners conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
When it comes to lenders such as Landbay Partners do lawyers have to be pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
Can I be sure that the solicitor on the Landbay Partners panel is any good?
seeking recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always suggest that you speak with the solicitor handling your transaction
I had an offer accepted on an apartment on the 12th January 2014, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Landbay Partners and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Landbay Partners conveyancing panel. Are Landbay Partners entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Landbay Partners to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Landbay Partners conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.