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Newbury Mortgage Services Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions

My financial adviser has says he needs my law firm’s panel reference for the Newbury Mortgage Services conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have e-mailed my local Newbury Mortgage Services branch but they don't know it.
You are best placed to get this information from your conveyancing lawyer. They should have a central record lender panel numbers including the Newbury Mortgage Services panel reference.
I am buying a brand new flat and my lawyer is advising me that she has to reveal incentives from the developer as her practice is on the Newbury Mortgage Services conveyancing panel. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange contracts and I would rather not prolong the conveyancing. is my lawyer taking the correct approach?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Newbury Mortgage Services approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Newbury Mortgage Services). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Do lenders provide you with an approved list of solicitors? How do you know who is on the Newbury Mortgage Services conveyancing panel?
The law firm practices themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Newbury Mortgage Services conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Newbury Mortgage Services directly.
I am attempting to get my ex-wife taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Newbury Mortgage Services really insist on which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but Newbury Mortgage Services then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Newbury Mortgage Services solicitors panel
Is the case that all CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors on the Newbury Mortgage Services conveyancing panel?
A selection of banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of firms.
Is there a list of Newbury Mortgage Services panel conveyancers on the CML Handbook Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
I had instructed online solicitors located in Cardiff who are on the Newbury Mortgage Services solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £175 for dealing with the Newbury Mortgage Services mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Newbury Mortgage Services?
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 Mortgage Services but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Newbury Mortgage Services will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.