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I am obtaining a mortgage with Beverley Building Society. I hope to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Beverley Building Society Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers
Beverley Building Society’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
Our conveyancing solicitor has informed me that he requires identification documents saying that this forms part of his requirements as a conveyancer on the Beverley Building Society Conveyancing panel. Can this be correct?
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 Beverley 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 Beverley Building Society CML Handbook requirements last updated on Beverley Building Society
Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to attend the offices of the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Newcastle
so that I can attend their offices if necessary.
Most conveyancing panel lawyers for Beverley 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.
My conveyancers in Manchester have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Beverley Building Society. Is it case that being on the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
Different lenders have different requirements 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 Beverley Building Society Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Beverley Building Society directly.
My brother and I have agreed a price on a apartment I spoke to a conveyancer previously used by my brother and he suggested retaining a solicitor approved by Beverley Building Society. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Beverley Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Beverley Building Society pointed out that either firm can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Beverley Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask Beverley Building Society to suggest a law firm in your location. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Beverley Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Beverley Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Beverley Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Beverley 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 Beverley Building Society mortgage from the register. Beverley 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 Beverley Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Beverley Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Beverley Building Society mortgage has been paid off.
I recently had an offer accepted on a house. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their lawyers I paid an upfront payment of 175. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Beverley Building Society panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.