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M&S Bank Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
I am obtaining a offer of a mortgage from M&S Bank. I intend to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the M&S Bank Conveyancing panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers
M&S Bank’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
Can you help?. For no fault of my lawyer but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from M&S Bank was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 6 months + 3. My solicitor says that as she is on the M&S Bank conveyancing panel she needs to reorder the searches as they are no longer acceptable to the lender.
A precondition to being on the M&S Bank approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on M&S Bank)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to M&S Bank.
Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Chelsea on the M&S Bank conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the conveyancing panel for M&S Bank ?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
My lawyers in Leeds have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with M&S Bank. Is it case that being on the M&S Bank conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the M&S Bank Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting M&S Bank directly.
I had instructed online conveyancers based in Cardiff who are on the M&S Bank solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate fee of £195 for the legal aspects of the M&S Bank mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by M&S Bank?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by M&S Bank but by your lawyers. Some firms on the M&S Bank will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from M&S Bank as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the M&S Bank conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
M&S Bank would not normally instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers 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 M&S Bank panel
Intending to buy a flat with a mortgage with M&S Bank. I have received an online quote from a licensed conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the M&S Bank conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that they are on the M&S Bank conveyancing panel
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