FAQs for the West Bromwich Building Society Conveyancing Panel from members of the public
My lawyer is not listed on the West Bromwich Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to use my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the West Bromwich Building Society panel?
The most common options here are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred lawyers 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 do hope you can help me. My conveyancer is assuring me that she is duty-bound to conduct a Local Authority search stemming from the fact that the firm are on the West Bromwich Building Society approved lawyer panel. Is my lawyer correct?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are taking a mortgage with West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich Building Society’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated West Bromwich Building Society. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
Your search tool is useful but there are many lawyers listed near Chelsea on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel. It would be a lot more helpful if you could recommend a specific firm on the West Bromwich Building Society approved panel?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
I was supposed to complete on my first house last Thursday. My lawyer’s firm is on the West Bromwich Building Society solicitors panel but has moved offices in the past couple of months and had not advised West Bromwich Building Society of their new address. West Bromwich Building Society has locked down the release of mortgage funds until such time as their systems are up to date with the correct details.
This is a rare situation indeed. The majority of lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local West Bromwich Building Society branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
We were going to get a DIP from West Bromwich Building Society this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the West Bromwich Building Society recommend a solicitor on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently
You will need to appoint solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the West Bromwich Building Society through the process.
My brother and I have agreed a price on a house I spoke to a solicitor previously used by my dad and he advised instructing a solicitor approved by West Bromwich Building Society. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked West Bromwich Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. West Bromwich Building Society suggested that either firm can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of West Bromwich Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask West Bromwich Building Society for conveyancing panel firms in your area. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet West Bromwich Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
Next month my fiance and I are remortgaging a terraced house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon need to beappointed. My colleagueadvised that we enquire that the solicitor in Hendon is on the West Bromwich Building Society panel. Surely I don't need to do this, do I?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing practices are on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the West Bromwich Building Society list of approved conveyancing firms.