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FAQs for the Ulster Bank Conveyancing Panel
I am expecting a mortgage offer from Ulster Bank. I intend to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Ulster Bank Solicitor panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers
Ulster Bank’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.
Please help. My lawyer is assuring me that she is duty-bound to order a Local Authority search as the firm are on the Ulster Bank conveyancing panel. The searches cost a lot of money. Can this be avoided?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with Ulster Bank your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Ulster Bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Ulster Bank. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Ulster Bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Ulster Bank 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 Ulster Bank 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 Ulster Bank solicitor panel.
I was scheduled to move into my flat yesterday. My solicitor is on the Ulster Bank conveyancing panel but has moved offices in the past couple of months and had not informed Ulster Bank of their new address. Ulster Bank has locked down the release of mortgage funds until such time as their systems are up to date with the correct details.
This is a rare situation indeed. The majority of lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Ulster Bank branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
Is the case that all CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors on the Ulster Bank conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now use the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives 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 join their approved list of firms.
Do the majority of lenders operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the Ulster Bank conveyancing panel requirements are different to Ulster Bank’s conveyancing panel criteria.
The for formalities of my remortgage has taken place with a loan from Ulster Bank. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about Ulster Bank. How do I make a complaint?
All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the Ulster Bank branches or the Customer Services Department at Ulster Bank head office. We understand that complaints to Ulster Bank are resolved effectively and efficiently. If you feel that the matter is not resolved you can write to the
Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.