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I am hoping to receive a offer of a mortgage from Manchester Building Society. I intend to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Manchester Building Society Conveyancing panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers
Manchester Building Society’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.
Can you clarify something for me?. For no fault of my lawyer but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Manchester Building Society was issued random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 10 days inc Day of week eg. Mon. My lawyer has advised that as she is on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel she needs to reorder the searches as they are no longer valid.
A precondition to being on the Manchester Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 obligations (last updated for this lender on Manchester Building Society)which states 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 Manchester Building Society.
Do all the licensed conveyancers and solicitor practices listed on your search have online case tracking as I understood that this was a condition of being on the Manchester Building Society solicitor panel?
No. There is no CML Part 2 or Building Society Association requirement relating to online case tracking. Some law firms operate such technology and some don't.
I am selling my house. Does my solicitor have to be on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
When it comes to lenders such as Manchester Building Society do lawyers have to be pay a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
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.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Manchester Building Society. Solicitors have been chosen? How long does it take for Manchester Building Society to send the offer to our conveyancer
There is no definitive answer here. Have Manchester Building Society done the valuation? Have you advised Manchester Building Society as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through
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 telephoned Manchester Building Society on various occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Manchester 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
As long as the conveyancer is on the Manchester Building Society panel she or he must comply with the CML Handbook requirements for Manchester Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Manchester 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 Manchester Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.