Beverley Building Society Conveyancing Panel Information

The information on this page is designed to keep solicitors and licensed conveyancers abreast of latest requirements changes by Beverley Building Society and to assist in remaining on the Beverley Building Society Solicitor Panel.

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What are the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel criteria?

Unlike the CML the Building Society Mortgage Instructions deal with this. Section A.12 states ‘In order to act on our behalf your firm or company must be a member of our conveyancing panel provided we are a society that operates one – see specific requirements for details of our arrangements. The Special Requirements state:

No conveyancing panel, but must contact Graham Carter (see A.10)

You must also comply with the terms and conditions of your Beverley Building Society solicitor panel appointment.

Is it conceivable that Beverley Building Society will appoint a different firm on the Beverley Building Society lender panel for a further advance during the mortgage term ?

The BSA Mortgage Instructions applicable to a solicitor on the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel indicates that when a further advance is required for alterations or improvements to the property we will not normally instruct a member of the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel but if you are instructed the appropriate provisions of the BSA mortgage instruction must be followed .

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to to identify solicitors on the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel ?

We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a register .

An established client of mine is looking to acquire a new build house for £740k in Mill Hill with a mortgage over GBP 440,000. I am on the Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel but do Beverley Building Society have a separate approved panel when the advance is above 300,000?

Lexsure only know of two or three lenders that operate a distinct conveyancing panel where the mortgage advance is over a certain level. You should nevertheless check directly with Beverley Building Society. 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 Beverley Building Society

Who do building societies accept on their conveyancing panel?

In the same way that there is a unique Beverley Building Society 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.

I rarely receive a copy of a valuation from a lender these days. Do my Beverley Building Society conveyancing panel obligations extend to checking the valuation details where I am acting on a purchase with Beverley Building Society as the Mortgagee?

There are various requirements are to be followed if you wish to comply with your lender client’s instructions as set out in the BSA Mortgage Instructions. First, You must take reasonable steps to verify that there are no discrepancies between the description of the property as compared to an address that is no longer valid.

What lender panels do you receive the most questions about?

BSA lenders do not come within the top 20 lenders in terms of frequency of questions. The most popular lender panels in terms of questions are as follows:

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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Beverley Building Society

This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.

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* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor

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