April Mortgages Conveyancing Panel Information

The CML is an association rather than a regulator and therefore cannot advise on grievances against lenders. You can of course contact Lexsure to see if we can help.

Section 16.2.1 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook relevant to a solicitor on the April Mortgages 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’.

We are not aware of any intention on the part of the CML to develop such a search facility.

With banks and conveyancing firms working so closely together it is surprising that there has not been much call for the introduction of a bit of transparency regarding not just the figures for the April Mortgages conveyancing panel but for all mortgage panel listings

We would recommend that you supply details of the date of removal, information on the reason for removal, date of appeal and any reason given for reinstatement. This should not negatively affect your firm’s application but gives the Law Society a complete picture of what has happened.

You should communicate with April Mortgages to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook includes an express section for lenders to cite who to contact to obtain standard documents. April Mortgages in their Part 2’s state: Please remember to disclose the firm’s April Mortgages solicitors panel reference.