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The Chorley & District Building Society Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
I am progressing with the sale of my apartment and the estate agent has just texted me to warn that the buyers are swapping solicitor. The reason given is that The Chorley & District Building Society will only deal with property lawyers on their approved list. Why would a major lender only engage with specific lawyers?
Lenders have always had an approved set of law firms they are willing to work with, but in the past few years big names such as Lloyds Banking Group, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for more than 25 years.
Banks blame a rise in fraud by way of justification for the cull – criteria have been tightened and a smaller panel should be easier to keep an eye on. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society says it is hearing daily from firms that have been removed from panels, or have other concerns about them. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyer’s case. Your purchasers are unlikely to have any sway in the decision.
My lawyer has spotted a discrepancy between the assumptions in The Chorley & District Building Society’s valuation survey and what is in the title deeds. My solicitor has advised that as he is on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel he needs to ensure that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is content go ahead. Is my lawyer’s stance right?
A precondition to being on the The Chorley & District Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on The Chorley & District Building Society) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
I am looking for online conveyancing estimates. Can I be sure that all the practices that are listed on your website are on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the The Chorley & District Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the The Chorley & District Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel is incorrect.
The solicitors that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Newcastle has suddenly closed. I only went with them because I needed a lawyer on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel and my preferred lawyer was not. I paid them £200 on account. What are my options?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to assist
I had instructed online solicitors based in London who are on the The Chorley & District Building Society solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate fee of £175 for dealing with the The Chorley & District Building Society mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by The Chorley & District Building Society?
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 The Chorley & District Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the The Chorley & District Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with The Chorley & District Building Society. Solicitors have been instructed? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from The Chorley & District Building Society?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have The Chorley & District Building Society completed the survey? Have you advised The Chorley & District Building Society as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the The Chorley & District Building Society conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through
The Chorley & District Building Society have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on house has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up The Chorley & District Building Society or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. The Chorley & District Building Society will tell you what documents they want. The Chorley & District Building Society will instruct a valuer. The valuer will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about week to get a mortgage offer. The Chorley & District Building Society will issue the offer to you and your lawyer. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing.