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Barnsley Building Society Solicitor Panel Recently Asked Questions
My Solicitor is not on the Barnsley Building Society Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my preferred solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Barnsley Building Society list of approved lawyers?
The most common options here are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing solicitors but Barnsley Building Society will need to instruct a lawyer on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel. This will result in additional cost and potential delay.
- Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel.
- Urge your lawyer to apply to join the Barnsley Building Society lender panel
My grandson is buying a house that has just been built with a home loan from Barnsley Building Society. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
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 Barnsley Building Society 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 Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
I am buying a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Leeds who is on the Barnsley Building Society approved. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barnsley Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I was due to move into my dream home last Thursday. My lawyer’s firm is on the Barnsley Building Society solicitors panel but has changed address 8 weeks ago and had not informed Barnsley Building Society of their new address. Barnsley Building Society has locked down the release of mortgage funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is as unusual as it is unlucky. The majority of 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 Barnsley Building Society branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Barnsley Building Society as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Barnsley Building Society do not ordinarily appoint a member of 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 Barnsley Building Society panel
I have a mortgage with Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Barnsley Building Society?
Barnsley Building Society must be informed of your intention prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Barnsley Building Society’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Barnsley Building Society directly. You need not do this via a Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel lawyer.
It is not clear whether my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date . I have called into my local branch Barnsley Building Society on numerous occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Barnsley 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
Your lawyer has to follow the CML Handbook Part 2 requirements for Barnsley Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Barnsley 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 Barnsley Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.