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Kensington Mortgage Solicitor Panel: Recently Asked Questions
Can my practice register a complaint to the CML about being excluded from the Kensington Mortgage conveyancing panel?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders is not a regulator and therefore cannot advise on grievances against lenders. You can of course contact Lexsure to see if we can help.
Is it probable that
Kensington Mortgage
will appoint another solicitor on the
Kensington Mortgage
conveyancing panel for a further advance during the lifetime of a mortgage?
Paragraph 16.2.1 of Part 1 of the Handbook relevant to a solicitor on the
Kensington Mortgage
conveyancing panel reads ‘Our mortgage secures further advances. Consequently, when a further advance is required for alterations or improvements to the property we will not normally instruct a member of our conveyancing panel but if you are instructed the appropriate provisions of this Handbook will apply’.
Is it the case that the Law Society has advised that firms check their status on the
Kensington Mortgage conveyancing panel?
The Scottish Law Society has suggested that solicitors should check their lender panel status prior to accepting client instructions to act. The advice is lender-agnostic as it does not relate specifically to solicitors on the
Kensington Mortgage conveyancing panel. The recommendation arises from the practice of a number of mortgage lenders who remove solicitors from their panels without prior notice as part of their panel management system, which can lead to some solicitors discovering this only once instructed. This is sensible advice as a client finding out midway through a transaction that their lawyer is not on the approved lender panel is very frustrating and can lead to complaints. Many online consumer forums contain posts where someone is complaining about finding that their lawyer is not on a lender conveyancing panel. Such forums include mumsnet.com
My client is looking to purchase a detached house for £700,000 in Leeds requiring a mortgage advance over GBP 410k.
I am on the
Kensington Mortgage conveyancing panel but do Kensington Mortgage have a separate approved panel when a mortgage is above 400,000?
We only know of a couple of banks that operate a distinct approved solicitors panel where the mortgage advance is over a certain level.
You should nevertheless check directly with
Kensington Mortgage. At one stage HSBC would only allow Sole
practitioners to act for them where the mortgage was below
£150,000. We are not sure if HSBC still operate such a condition. In
your case it is best to check with Kensington Mortgage
What type of firms do building societies accept on their Conveyancing Panels?
In the same way that there is a unique Kensington Mortgage
conveyancing panel most building societies, operate a conveyancing
panel for solicitors and other conveyancers that the lender will
instruct. Terms and Conditions and criteria for inclusion on a
building society conveyancing panel vary from lender-to-lender. Having
CQS accreditation may be a requirement. Institutional lenders, such
as a building society, is a client and is entitled to instruct the
solicitor or conveyancer of its choosing (who, in turn, is free to
accept or refuse instructions). Therefore, if lender and borrower
cannot agree which solicitor or conveyancer should represent them
jointly, they would usually proceed on a separate representation
basis. The BSA have not published the equivalent of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook
Part 3s.
Prime Professional’s PII renewal form enquires if my practice had been excluded from any mortgage panels in the last 12 months.
I recently found out that the practice is no longer on the
Kensington Mortgage conveyancing panel? Will that effect my PII cover?
Your insurance brokers are your best port of call to address this question.
The chances are that on the basis that you have not been removed for
fraud or negligence reasons that there will be little or no
impact. The main reason why a firm would be removed off of a lender
panel is due to low volume of conveyancing cases although there may be
a number of criteria for Kensington Mortgage solicitor panel
membership. Please remember that it is always important that you
complete your insurance forms accurately.
Our practice is on the
Kensington Mortgage
conveyancing panel and scheduled to complete a purchase within the next week. I can not locate a Legal Charge for the client to sign.
Who do I contact at Kensington Mortgage to get a duplicate Deed?
You need to communicate with Kensington Mortgage
to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook includes an express inquiry for lenders to enumerate who to contact to obtain standard documents.
Kensington Mortgage in their Part 2’s state:
You will need to quote your Kensington Mortgage solicitors panel number.
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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Kensington Mortgage
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
Year | Days* |
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2024 | [no data] |
2023 | 49.9 |
2022 | [no data] |
2021 | [no data] |
2020 | [no data] |
2019 | [no data] |
* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor
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