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Loughborough Building Society Solicitor Panel Recently Asked Questions
On what basis could a law firm be excluded from the Loughborough Building Society solicitor panel?
According to a recent survey report by the solicitors regulator 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 Loughborough Building Society
Can you help?. For no fault of my lawyer but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Loughborough 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 says that as she is on the Loughborough 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 Loughborough Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Loughborough 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 Loughborough Building Society.
How do I find a local solicitor on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 25 kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel search on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest you. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the Loughborough Building Society solicitor panel.
My grandmother passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Loughborough Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Loughborough Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Loughborough Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
is it true that all solicitor practices on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
The mortgage over my property is with Loughborough Building Society. Conveyancing has been completed months ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Loughborough Building Society?
You must advise Loughborough Building Society before letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Loughborough Building Society’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Loughborough Building Society directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel lawyer.
Sometime soon me and my wife are acquiring a 1st floor apartment in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon beretained. My colleaguesuggested that we double-check that the solicitor in Hendon is on the Loughborough Building Society list of approved conveyancing firms. Is this really necessary?
Far from all Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel. 5 people a month use our search tool to locate a Hendon conveyancing lawyer on the on the Loughborough Building Society solicitors pane.