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Halifax Loans Solicitor Panel: Recently Asked Questions
I am on the Halifax Loans conveyancing panel. Can I get an archived copy of a Halifax Loans Part 2 from the CML?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders do not maintain data sets of P2 conditions pre-December 2010. The CML advise that you make a request of Halifax Loans directly.
What is the CLC doing to protect licensed conveyancers from being removed from lender panels?
As is the case with the Law Society the CLC has begun discussions with banks and their representative bodies to see whether and how the risks that lenders wish to mitigate could be addressed through the regulatory framework rather than via ad hoc arrangements that can differ from lender to lender. We expect that that the CLC have been in touch with lenders such as
Halifax Loans as well as the BSA.
I noticed the following question on my PI renewal form this year ‘Has your Firm been asked by a lender to agree to more onerous terms and conditions than provided for in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook?’ My firm is on the majority of approved panels including the
Halifax Loans conveyancing panel. We have Terms and Conditions of appointment which we are duty bound to comply with. Do I disclose these these Terms ?
The concern here is if you are expect to enter into ‘more onerous’ conditions that than the Handbook obligations.
You have to try and take an objective view as to whether the Terms relating to the
Halifax Loans conveyancing appointment (or other terms for other lenders) are ‘more onerous’ than the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Conditions. Depending on the Terms you may need to provide details on your renewal form. If you are in any doubt please call your broker to discuss before completing the answer.
Every so often I read a LENDERmonitor alert but I seldom see significant changes. For example, My firm on the
Halifax Loans conveyancing panel and receive a notification only advising of a change of address. Isn't that just noise?
It is important that you take note of such changes because sending a communication or deeds to the wrong address can cause delays that might not only affect your borrower client but also impact your chances of staying on the
Halifax Loans conveyancing panel. Lets say that Halifax Loans change their requirements as to where their panel firm send the deeds.
Do you update the details in your case management system? Do you make a note? Is this information passed on to secretaries and assistants? In your Certificate of Title to Halifax Loans you are giving assurances that you will send the deeds within 10 days of receiving the TID. Leaving to one side whether you are technically breaching an undertaking in sending it to the wrong address, you run the risk of
Halifax Loans suspending you off the panel because they are not receiving the deeds in accordance with the COT. It will not be a valid excuse to say that you sent it to their old address.
Do publish figures exists regarding the
Halifax Loans conveyancing panel size as well as the number of conveyancing firms dismissed each quarter?
With banks and conveyancers working so closely with one another 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
Halifax Loans conveyancing panel but for all mortgage panel listings
Marsh’s PI Insurance renewal form questions if my firm had been removed off any bank panels in the last 12 months.
I recently discovered that the firm is no longer on the
Halifax Loans conveyancing panel? Will that impact my PII cover?
The best placed professionals to answer this question are your insurance brokers.
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 Halifax Loans solicitor panel
membership. Please remember that it is always important that you
complete your insurance forms accurately.
My firm is listed on the
Halifax Loans
conveyancing panel and scheduled to complete a purchase shortly. I dont have a Mortgage Deed for the client to execute.
Who do I contact at Halifax Loans to get a duplicate Deed?
You need to contact Halifax Loans
to obtain standard documents. The CML Handbook contains a specific question for lenders to cite who to contact to obtain standard documents.
Halifax Loans in their Part 2’s state:
Don’t forget to quote your Halifax Loans conveyancing panel number.
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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Halifax Loans
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
| Year | Days* |
|---|---|
| 2025 | [no data] |
| 2024 | [no data] |
| 2023 | [no data] |
| 2022 | [no data] |
| 2021 | [no data] |
| 2020 | [no data] |
* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor
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