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I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Manchester Building Society fees if I use my own solicitor. How good are the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Manchester Building Society panel?
Manchester Building Society’s conveyancing panel is substantial so it would be advisable to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Manchester Building Society will allow to act for them.
My conveyancer has identified an inconsistency when comparing the information in Manchester Building Society’s valuation survey and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My solicitor has advised that as he is on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel he needs to ensure that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is content go ahead. Is my solicitor’s approach appropriate?
A precondition to being on the Manchester Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Manchester Building Society) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
I see that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my own conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
My solicitors in Leeds have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with Manchester Building Society. Is it case that being on the Manchester 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 Manchester Building Society Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Manchester Building Society directly.
Is it the case that all conveyancing solicitors on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee basis?
On the whole there are no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their service
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
Complaining to Manchester Building Society about their conveyancing panel is unlikely to yield much of a response. All solicitors 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 properly dealt with 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.
Me and my partner are remortgaging a terraced house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are preferred to begiven the go-ahead. My brother-in-lawrecommended that we check that the solicitor in Hendon is on the Manchester Building Society panel. Is this right?
Far from all Hendon conveyancing firms are on the Manchester Building Society conveyancing panel. Click here to search for a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the Manchester Building Society list of approved conveyancing firms.