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FAQs for the Earl Shilton Building Society Solicitor Panel
My fiance and I are first time buyers. Within the last couple of days our property lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to sign with a detailed report with a view to exchanging next week. Earl Shilton Building Society have this evening contacted us to advise us that there is now an issue as our lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. Is this a problem?
If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage it is usual for the purchaser's solicitors to also act for the purchaser's lender.
In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitors should contact Earl Shilton Building Society and see if they can apply for membership of the Earl Shilton Building Society conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable Earl Shilton Building Society will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You don't have to instruct a firm on the Earl Shilton Building Society conveyancing panel as you are at liberty to use your preferred lawyers, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
Please assist. My lawyer is not to blame but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Earl Shilton Building Society was issued random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 6 months + 3. My lawyer has advised that as she is on the Earl Shilton Building Society conveyancing panel she needs to redo the searches as they are no longer acceptable to the lender.
A precondition to being on the Earl Shilton Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 obligations (last updated for this lender on Earl Shilton Building Society)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Earl Shilton Building Society.
Your search tool is useful but there are many lawyers listed near Middlesbrough on the Earl Shilton Building Society conveyancing panel. It would be a lot more helpful if you could recommend a specific firm on the conveyancing panel for Earl Shilton Building Society ?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. Before you appoint your lawyer we advise you to speak to two or three of the firms listed to gain comfort as to which one is right for you..
I am considering applying for a Earl Shilton Building Society mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) with 70% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Earl Shilton Building Society?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on Earl Shilton Building Society conveyancing panel, but Earl Shilton 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.
I previously instructed online solicitors based in Bristol who are on the Earl Shilton Building Society solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £135 for the legal aspects of the Earl Shilton Building Society mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Earl Shilton 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 Earl Shilton Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Earl Shilton Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
In what circumstances might Earl Shilton Building Society amend or withdraw their mortgage offer?
Lenders such as Earl Shilton Building Society can revoke their mortgage offer although this is unusual. should Earl Shilton Building Society withdraw their offer they may or may not inform you or the lawyer as to the reasons why. There are many potential reasons but here are 5 examples:
- Earl Shilton Building Society may amend or withdraw an offer if the Earl Shilton Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor is unable to confirm compliance with any of the conditions of the mortgage offer or if any of the terms of the mortgage offer cannot be satisfied
- A cashback to the buyer, or | part of the price includes a non-cash incentive to the buyer (eg paid stamp duty land tax),or | any indirect incentive (cash or non cash) or rental guarantee, of which the lender was previously unaware
- Situations where information provided by the borrower that enabled the lender to make a lending decision is fraudulent, incorrect or misleading.
- Following advice from the valuer on their lender panel or If the lender has doubts about the effectiveness of the valuation as a result of subsequent events or information received post valuation but pre completion
- If the lender reasonably believe that the applicant, borrower, mortgagor or guarantor is insolvent or is about to become insolvent or has or will have a petition presented or if any one or all enter into any arrangement with their creditors generally or if any one or all should suffer a material change in their financial circumstances
I have paid off my mortgage with Earl Shilton Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Earl Shilton Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Earl Shilton 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 Earl Shilton Building Society mortgage from the register. Earl Shilton 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 Earl Shilton Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Earl Shilton Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Earl Shilton Building Society mortgage has been paid off.