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Barnsley Building Society Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
I appointed a law firm to carry out on my remortgage 4 weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with Barnsley Building Society. The law firm assured me that they are on Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel and provided me their panel reference. Barnsley Building Society then told me that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What happens next? Do I instruct a different law firm currently on the conveyancing panel for Barnsley 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 Barnsley Building Society as to the time frame to get your lawyer reinstated on the panel once again.
We are approaching an exchange and my mum and dad having transferred the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to disclose this to my lender Barnsley Building Society. I am advised that, being on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Barnsley Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I informed the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Barnsley Building Society to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Barnsley Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I am buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Liverpool who is on the Barnsley Building Society solicitor. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barnsley Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am considering applying for a Barnsley Building Society mortgage for purchase of a new build (under development) with 70% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Barnsley Building Society?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel, but Barnsley Building Society would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same transaction.
We expect to receive a DIP from Barnsley Building Society this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the Barnsley Building Society recommend a solicitor on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently
You will need to appoint solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the Barnsley Building Society through the process.
I have paid off my mortgage with Barnsley Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Barnsley Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Barnsley 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 Barnsley Building Society mortgage from the register. Barnsley 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 Barnsley Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Barnsley Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Barnsley Building Society mortgage has been paid off.
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
There is little point in complaining directly to Barnsley Building Society. Every solicitor firm and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.
The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is addressed by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.
If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.