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Frequently asked questions relating to the Newbury Building Society Conveyancing Panel
I appointed a firm of solicitors to conveyancing on my house purchase 4 weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with Newbury Building Society. The solicitors reassured me that they are on Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel and provided me their panel number. Newbury Building Society then called me to say that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What happens next? Should I appoint a new solicitor listed on the approved panel for Newbury Building Society?
You may be very frustrated with the lawyer but if it only go take a few more days they it may be worth waiting as, depending on how far progressed you are you may end up delaying the transaction by a number of weeks if you need to replace your solicitor You may wish to enlist the help of your broker to check with the Newbury Building Society as to how long they think it will take to get the firm to get back on the panel.
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 Newbury Building Society will not agree to this. Why was Newbury Building Society even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Newbury Building Society of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Newbury Building Society then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Newbury Building Society.
Are the lawyers identified as being on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Newbury Building Society?
The law firm practices themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Newbury Building Society directly.
My solicitors in Liverpool have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Newbury Building Society. Is it case that being on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
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 Newbury Building Society Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Newbury Building Society directly.
Is the case that all CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel?
A selection of banks and building societies now use the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Newbury Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Newbury Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Newbury Building Society mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Newbury Building Society mortgage from the register. Newbury Building Society,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
but are not moving to another property
where the Newbury Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Newbury Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Newbury Building Society mortgage has been paid off.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a solicitor having checked that they are on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
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Having digested plenty of house buying,I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my solicitor - who is on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Newbury Building Society will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Newbury Building Society will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey.
You may wish to consider appointing your own surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
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Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Newbury Building Society you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.