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FAQs for the Newbury Building Society Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Newbury Building Society fees if I use my own solicitor. How efficient are the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use provided that they are good and reasonably priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Newbury Building Society panel?
Newbury Building Society’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just 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 Newbury Building Society will allow to act for them.
Our solicitor has uncovered a defect with the lease for the property we are buying. The seller’s lawyers have suggested title insurance as a solution. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our solicitor has advised that as he is on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel he must be satisfied that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is Newbury Building Society?
The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and Newbury Building Society are the client. A precondition to being on the Newbury Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Newbury Building Society). The CML Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects will the lease so that Newbury Building Society can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected . Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
I have been searching for conveyancing quotes online. Can I be confident that all the practices that are listed on your directory are on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the Newbury Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Newbury Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Newbury Building Society conveyancing panel is incorrect.
What happens if my solicitor is expelled from the Newbury Building Society Solicitor panel in advance of completion?
First, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have ti instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by the regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.
I had instructed online solicitors based in Cardiff who are on the Newbury Building Society solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £135 for the legal aspects of the Newbury Building Society mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Newbury 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 Newbury Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Newbury Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Newbury Building Society be concerned
As your lender is Newbury Building Society your lawyer must to check the Newbury Building Society conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Newbury Building Society . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Newbury Building Society where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. The CML are developing guidance for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Newbury Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Newbury Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Newbury 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 Newbury Building Society mortgage from the register. Newbury 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 Newbury Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Newbury Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Newbury Building Society mortgage has been paid off.