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FAQs : The Suffolk Building Society Conveyancing Panel
Is there a reason why all UK lawyers aren't included on the Suffolk Building Society Conveyancing panel?
Suffolk Building Society and other lenders ordinarily restrict either the type or the number of conveyancing firms on their panel. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that Suffolk Building Society have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Suffolk Building Society Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, Conveyancing is not their speciality? To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime; probably not.
can you help? My lawyer is informing me me that he has to order a Local Authority search as the firm are on the Suffolk Building Society solicitor panel. The searches cost a lot of money. Can this be avoided?
You have limited options available to you. As you are taking a mortgage with Suffolk Building Society your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Suffolk Building Society’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Suffolk Building Society. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I am looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in who is on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Suffolk Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
My house is up for sale and I have a buyer. Does my solicitor have to be on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Suffolk Building Society 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.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Suffolk Building Society. Solicitors have been appointed? How long does it take for Suffolk Building Society to send the offer to our conveyancer
There is no definitive answer here. Have Suffolk Building Society completed the valuation? Have you advised Suffolk Building Society as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
I can not work out if my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date . I have called Suffolk Building Society on various occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply dont know who is right
As long as the conveyancer is on the Suffolk Building Society panel she or he must comply with the CML Handbook requirements for Suffolk Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Suffolk Building Society will go ahead your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask Suffolk Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their lawyers I paid an upfront payment of 225. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Suffolk Building Society panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.