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Ready to buy a new home? Failing to check that a lawyer is on the LendInvest list of approved solicitors can put your transaction at risk of delay or failure.
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How does my firm apply to be on the LendInvest Conveyancing Panel? How can my firm be reinstated onto the LendInvest Conveyancing Panel?Find an Approved Solicitor on the LendInvest Conveyancing Panel
Common questions asked concerning the LendInvest Conveyancing Panel
I am hoping to receive a mortgage with LendInvest. I would like to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the LendInvest Conveyancing panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers
LendInvest’s approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I am purchasing a new build flat and my solicitor is telling me that she is duty bound to reveal incentives from the builder as her firm is on the LendInvest conveyancing panel. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I would rather not prolong matters. is my lawyer taking the correct approach?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the LendInvest approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on LendInvest). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Are there any apps to help find a local solicitor on the LendInvest conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 10 kilometers to meet the lawyer.
You can use the find a conveyancing panel tool on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest you. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the LendInvest solicitor panel.
Can you clarify what the consequences are if my solicitor is suspended from the LendInvest Conveyancing panel before completion?
First, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have ti instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by the regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as LendInvest do solicitors have to be pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
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.
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a LendInvest conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
There is little point in complaining directly to LendInvest. All solicitors and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get 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.
I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed
to by LendInvest. Is it usual for LendInvest to only issue the offer once my
solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for LendInvest to deal with your lawyers application to be on the LendInvest conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
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