Ipswich Building Society Conveyancing Panel Sample Enquires to our Call Center from members of the public
I am selling my apartment and the EA has just called to warn that the purchasers are swapping solicitor. The reason given is that Ipswich Building Society will only work with solicitors on their conveyancing panel. On what basis would a major mortgage company only engage with certain lawyers?
UK lenders have always had panels of law firms they are willing to work with, but in the past few years big names such as HSBC, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for more than 15 years.
Lenders blame a rise in fraud by way of justification for the cull – criteria have been tightened and a smaller panel should be easier to keep an eye on. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society says it is being contacted daily by practices that have been removed from panels, or have other concerns about them. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyer’s case. Your purchasers are unlikely to have any sway in the decision.
Please assist. For no fault of my lawyer but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Ipswich Building Society was dated random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 10 days inc Day of week eg. Mon. My solicitor says that as she is on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel she needs to redo the searches as they are now out of date.
One of the many conditions to being on the Ipswich Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 obligations (last updated for this lender on Ipswich Building Society)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Ipswich Building Society.
I require the services of a Ipswich Building Society panel solicitor in Belfast. Can you assist?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Ipswich Building Society panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Ipswich Building Society to find out which solicitors in Ipswich Building Society are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month
I am purchasing a semi-detached house and getting a mortgage with Ipswich Building Society. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel in your location.
Completion of my remortgage has taken place with a mortgage from Ipswich Building Society. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about Ipswich Building Society. How does one go about formally complaining?
Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the Ipswich Building Society branches or the Customer Services Department at Ipswich Building Society head office. We understand that complaints to Ipswich Building Society are sorted out very quickly. If you feel that the matter is not resolved you can write to the
Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.
My ex -wife’s name is on the Ipswich Building Society mortgage of my property but not on the land registry. The apartment was transferred to me on our divorce many years ago by way of a sealed court order. Does my ex still have a say on the sale even though the land registry showing the property in my name alone? Will I be required to take her name of the Ipswich Building Society mortgage in order to sell?
In terms of the Ipswich Building Society mortgage, it is unusual that your ex-wife’s name remains on the mortgage but not on the title. It is conceivable that this is an oversight on the part of your conveyancers to ensure that her name was removed or even an administrative error on the part of Ipswich Building Society in failing to update their data. In any event, it should cause difficulty providing her name no longer appears on the Land Registry title and you have a court order ordering that the property is transferred to you.
Me and my partner are remortgaging a garden flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are preferred to begiven the go-ahead. My agentadvised that we enquire that the property lawyer in Hendon is on the Ipswich Building Society list of approved conveyancing firms. Surely I don't need to do this, do I?
Far from all Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel. Click here to find a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the Ipswich Building Society panel.