Darlington Building Society Conveyancing Panel Information

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

The fact of the matter is that estate agents will be feeling the pain if their clients start out on the conveyancing process having appointed a solicitor who is not on the panel with the purchaser’s chosen lender. Many conveyancing firms are only discovering when they begin working on a case that they are no longer able to work with that lender. Given the inevitable resultant delays in the transaction the chances of an abortive deal increases dramatically. in the circumstances there is understandable anguish on the part of the estate agent as a result of the lost time should the client have to change lawyers.

Most lenders do not operate a specific buy to let conveyancing panel but we are hearing about a few that do. We do not know what the position is with Darlington Building Society as at todays date. If you're about to receive instructions from a client on a buy to let purchase with a mortgage from Darlington Building Society we suggest that you call Darlington Building Society to check the position.

The Law Society’s CQS membership is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a prerequisite for firms wishing to remain on their panels. A number of Lenders now use the Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation as the starting point for Panel acceptance such as Astra Mortgages.

You would be advised to get in touch with Darlington Building Society to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook incorporates an explicit inquiry for lenders to establish who to contact to obtain standard documents. Darlington Building Society in their Part 2’s state: It helps to quote the firm’s Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel reference.