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FAQs for the West Bromwich Building Society Conveyancing Panel
My property lawyer has never been on on the West Bromwich Building Society Approved Panel. Can I still continue with my preferred solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the West Bromwich Building Society panel?
The most common options here are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing solicitors but West Bromwich Building Society will need to instruct a lawyer on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel. This will result in additional cost and potential delay.
- Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel.
- Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to join the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel
I am purchasing a newly constructed apartment and my lawyer is advising me that she is duty bound to reveal incentives from the builder as her practice is on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to sign contracts and my preference is not to delay deal. Can I insist on an exchange regardless of what my lawyer says about being on the West Bromwich Building Society panel?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the West Bromwich Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on West Bromwich Building Society). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I am buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in who is on the West Bromwich Building Society approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for West Bromwich Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
My lawyers in Manchester have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with West Bromwich Building Society. Is it case that being on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
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 West Bromwich Building Society Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting West Bromwich Building Society directly.
Is the case that all CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is 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 conveyancing solicitors.
Can you point me to a directory of West Bromwich Building Society panel solicitors 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 have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
Complaining to West Bromwich Building Society about their conveyancing panel is unlikely to yield much of a response. Every solicitor firm and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. Usually one can find this 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 addressed 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.