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My lawyer is not on the Leeds Building Society Approved Panel. Can I still retain my preferred solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Leeds Building Society panel?
You have a number of options available to you here:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred lawyers but Leeds Building Society will need to instruct a lawyer on the Leeds 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 Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.
- Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to join the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel
Our conveyancer has uncovered a defect with the lease for the property we are buying. The seller’s lawyers have offered defective title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will pay for it. Our solicitor has advised that as he is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel he must ensure that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is Leeds Building Society?
The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and Leeds Building Society are the client. A precondition to being on the Leeds Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Leeds Building Society). The CML Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects will the lease so that Leeds Building Society can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected . Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
I am Googling for online conveyancing estimates. Can I be confident that all the law firms that are listed on your directory are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the Leeds Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Leeds Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel is not accurate.
My uncle passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the property. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Leeds Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Leeds Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Leeds Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I was thinking of purchasing my friend’s property. Assuming we can agree a figure, what’s the best way to proceed? I plan to obtain a mortgage with Leeds Building Society. Is there anyway to cut out the solicitors to save us both money? My dad reckons back in the day he did a lot of it himself, just went into the land registry office and providing them with the info they needed himself
If you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to Leeds Building Society. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.
We have had an offer accepted on a apartment I spoke to a solicitor previously used by my uncle and he suggested retaining a solicitor approved by Leeds Building Society. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Leeds Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Leeds Building Society suggested that either practice can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Leeds Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask Leeds Building Society to suggest a law firm in your location. Most banks have lawyers on their panel throughout the UK. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Leeds Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
Can I register a complaint to Leeds Building Society about the lawyers being on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel?
Complaining to Leeds Building Society 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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