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Newcastle Building Society Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
What is the rationale as to why all solicitors aren't included on the Newcastle Building Society Solicitor panel?
Before the recession most lenders had an appetite for risk which was higher than today. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 conducted a thematic review into mortgage fraud which concluded: know the conveyancing solicitors that you are dealing with. Consequently, lenders have regularly sought more information from law firms about their operations and the individuals who work for them and set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum number of transactions. Many firms that have been excluded from lender panels have 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Such firms were never going to meet the criteria of volume of transactions the lenders required.
Please help. My lawyer is advising me that he has to order a Local Authority search because the firm are on the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel. Is my lawyer correct?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with Newcastle Building Society your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Newcastle Building Society’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Newcastle Building Society. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I am searching for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be sure that all the practices that are listed on your directory are on the Newcastle 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 Newcastle Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Newcastle 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 Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel is not accurate.
I would like to get my ex-husband removed the mortgage deeds. Can Newcastle Building Society really tell me which solicitor I can or can not retain?
You can use any solicitor you like but Newcastle Building Society 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 Newcastle Building Society solicitors panel
I have paid off my mortgage with Newcastle Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Newcastle Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Newcastle 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 Newcastle Building Society mortgage from the register. Newcastle 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 Newcastle Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
the Newcastle Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Newcastle Building Society mortgage has been paid off.
I can not work out if my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date . I have called Newcastle Building Society on numerous occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply dont know who is right
As long as the conveyancer is on the Newcastle Building Society panel she or he must comply with the CML Handbook requirements for Newcastle Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Newcastle Building Society will go ahead your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask Newcastle Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.
We are are remortgaging a terraced house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon beinstructed. My colleagueadvised that we double-check that the conveyancer in Hendon is on the Newcastle Building Society panel. Aren't all lawyers on the Newcastle Building Society panel?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing firms are on the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel. 8 people a month use our search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the Newcastle Building Society solicitors pane.