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FAQs for the Clydesdale Bank Solicitor Panel
My fiance and I are hoping to buy a 2 bedroom apartment in Newcastle with a mortgage from Clydesdale Bank. We like our lawyer but Clydesdale Bank says he's not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the Clydesdale Bank panel firms or keep our solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?
Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the Clydesdale Bank conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Clydesdale Bank
I am buying a brand new flat and my conveyancer is informing me that she is duty bound to reveal incentives from the seller as her firm is on the Clydesdale Bank conveyancing panel. I am on a tight deadline to sign contracts and I would rather not prolong deal. Can I insist on an exchange regardless of what my lawyer says about being on the Clydesdale Bank panel?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Clydesdale Bank approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Clydesdale Bank). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Do all the licensed conveyancers and solicitor practices listed on your directory have online case tracking as I understood that this was a condition of being on the Clydesdale Bank solicitor panel?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders or BSA do not require online case tracking. Some law firms operate such technology and some don't.
I was supposed to complete on my dream home two days ago. My solicitor is on the Clydesdale Bank conveyancing panel but has changed address 8 weeks ago and had not informed Clydesdale Bank of their new address. Clydesdale Bank has locked down the release of mortgage funds until such time as their systems are up to date with the correct details.
This is a rare situation indeed. Most lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Clydesdale Bank branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Clydesdale Bank do solicitors have to be pay a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
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.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Clydesdale Bank as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Clydesdale Bank conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Clydesdale Bank would not normally appoint firms on their conveyancing panel 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 Clydesdale Bank panel
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a Clydesdale Bank conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
Complaining to Clydesdale Bank about their conveyancing panel is unlikely to yield much of a response. All solicitors and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. Usually one can find this 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.
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