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FAQs : The Barnsley Building Society Solicitor Panel
On what basis could a firm of solicitors be excluded from the Barnsley Building Society solicitor panel?
A survey recently commissioned by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority found that three quarters of law firms had been removed from a lender panel. The most common reasons in order are :
- Low volume of transactions
- the lawyer is a sole practitioner
- as part of the HSBC panel reduction
- regulatory contact by SRA
- accidental removal. We are not aware of the specific or common criteria for removal by Barnsley Building Society
My conveyancer has requested from me ID documents asserting that this is part of his requirements as a conveyancer on the Barnsley Building Society Conveyancing panel. Am I being spun a yarn?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that Barnsley Building Society also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with Barnsley Building Society CML Handbook requirements last updated on Barnsley Building Society
Do I need to attend the offices of the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Liverpool
so that I can pop in to their offices if required.
Most conveyancing panel lawyers for Barnsley Building Society undertake all of the work via the post, internet or over the phone. This means that they can undertake your Conveyancing Transaction no matter where you live in England or Wales. However you should check if you can still book an appointment to go into appointed conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.
I would like to get my former partner removed the mortgage deeds. Can Barnsley Building Society really insist on which solicitor I can or can not instruct?
You can use any solicitor you like but Barnsley Building Society then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Barnsley Building Society solicitors panel
Is it the case that all solicitors on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel overseen by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Barnsley Building Society as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Barnsley Building Society would not normally appoint firms on their conveyancing panel 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 Barnsley Building Society panel
I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed
to by Barnsley Building Society. Is it usual for Barnsley Building Society to only issue the offer once my
solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Barnsley Building Society to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.