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What does Solicitor mean? A solicitor is a client-facing lawyer who advises on the law, drafts and negotiates documents, manages transactions, and conducts and supervises litigation, often instructing barristers for specialist advocacy. The term is statutory in each jurisdiction and refers to a lawyer admitted to the roll, holding a current practising certificate, and authorised to perform reserved legal activities, subject to professional conduct and accounts rules. Regulation differs slightly across the UK and Ireland: in England and Wales, solicitors are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA); in Scotland by the Law Society of Scotland; in Northern Ireland by the Law Society of Northern...

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Precedent Etridge independent legal advice letter to homeowner consenting to mortgage of home to secure third-party borrowing, covering risks, all-monies security, obligations and client acknowledgements

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Dear [ insert name of Client ]

This letter records the guidance [ I OR we ] provided at our meeting on [ insert date ] about the proposal that your [ freehold OR leasehold ] property described as [ insert property details ] (the Property) is to be mortgaged to [ insert name of lender ] (the Lender) as security for a Loan from the Lender to [ insert name of borrower ] (the Borrower). The Lender requires you to receive this advice so that, if you sign [ the mortgage [ and related documents ] OR a consent to mortgage ], you cannot later maintain that you are not legally bound by [ it OR them ].

1 The Property

is owned [ in your sole name OR in the Borrower's sole name OR in the joint names of yourself and [ insert name ] ] and you [ both ] will be required to sign [ the mortgage [ and related documents ] OR a consent to mortgage ] in favour of the Lender...

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