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Examples of recent questions relating to the Loughborough Building Society Conveyancing Panel
My fiance and I are novices when it comes to buying a property. Within the last couple of days our solicitor has forwarded the sale agreement to sign with a detailed report with a view to exchanging next week. Loughborough Building Society have this afternoon contacted us to inform me that there is now an issue as our lawyer is not on their conveyancing panel. Please explain?
If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage it is usual for the purchaser's solicitors to also act for the purchaser's lender.
In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme.
Your solicitors should contact Loughborough Building Society and see if they can apply for membership of the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable Loughborough Building Society will instruct their own solicitors to act. You don't have to instruct a firm on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel as you are at liberty to use your preferred lawyers, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it will likely delay the transaction as you have another set of people involved.
We are due to exchange on the purchase a house but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the seller of £3k approx by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company Loughborough Building Society will not agree to this. Why was Loughborough Building Society even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Loughborough Building Society of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Loughborough Building Society then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Loughborough Building Society.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Loughborough Building Society approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Loughborough Building Society solicitor panel.
What happens if my lawyer’s firm is removed from the Loughborough Building Society Solicitor panel before the moving date as agreed at exchange of contracts?
The first thing to point out is that, this is very unlikely to happen. 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 at a cost.
Can you point me to a directory of Loughborough Building Society panel conveyancers on the CML Handbook Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
Is it common for Loughborough Building Society to withdraw a mortgage offer and what would be the reasoning?
Lenders such as Loughborough Building Society can revoke their mortgage offer although this rarely happens. should Loughborough Building Society withdraw their offer they may or may not inform you or the lawyer as to the reasons why. There are various possible reasons but here are a few examples:
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Loughborough Building Society may amend or withdraw an offer if the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor is unable to confirm compliance with any of the conditions of the mortgage offer or if any of the terms of the mortgage offer cannot be satisfied
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If the borrower informs Loughborough Building Society of a change in security address
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If the borrower informs Loughborough Building Society of a change in the loan amount agreed
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If the lender reasonably believe that the applicant, borrower, mortgagor or guarantor is insolvent or is about to become insolvent or has or will have a petition presented or if any one or all enter into any arrangement with their creditors generally or if any one or all should suffer a material change in their financial circumstances
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If the solicitor on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel acting for the applicant, borrower, mortgagor or guarantor cannot comply with Loughborough Building Society ‘s instructions
On the whole I have been dissatisfied with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
Complaining to Loughborough Building Society about their conveyancing panel is unlikely to yield much of a response. 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 addressed 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.