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Harpenden Building Society Solicitor Panel: Recently Asked Questions
Why are Estate Agents using search tools to check if lawyers are on a lenders conveyancing panel?
The fact of the matter is that estate agents are 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.
Do I run the risk of suspension off the
Harpenden Building Society solicitor panel if I have not sent the deeds on a purchase within a certain period of completion?
One might ordinarily expect
Harpenden Building Society via their Part 2 obligations to address this but the Handbook makes no mention on time frames. Do look at the Terms of
Harpenden Building Society’s Conveyancing Panel Appointment that you are bound by. For many lender's these Terms have a provision such as:
‘To keep us informed of the reasons for any delay in your being able to send the title deeds and documents we require to us within 3 months of completion or evidence of proof of registration within that period. (We will send reminders if the deeds have not been received but will not acknowledge receipt of deeds’ It is imperative to keep
Harpenden Building Society updated.
Law firms can often compound their problems by not communicating with the lender when there is a delay or problem.
My conveyancing assistant has resigned unexpectedly.
I urgently need to prioritise making sure that charges are registered. That said, how quickly do I need to send deeds to
Harpenden Building Society once the charge is registered before my firm runs the risk of being suspended off the conveyancing panel for Harpenden Building Society?
Harpenden Building Society will likely expect the deeds to be sent to them within 10 days of you receiving the TID (unless their specific P2 requirements specifically state that they you are not to send them anything). Most COTs refer to complying with the Certificate of Title referred to in IB (3.7) of the SRA Code of Conduct 2011, published by the Law Society which states that you ‘will despatch to you such deeds and documents relating to the Property as you require with a list of them in the form prescribed by you within ten working days of receipt by us of the title information document from the Land Registry’ As to whether the lender will suspend your panel status this very much varies according to the lender’s own internal policies The more cases you have the more risk you face. Some lenders may take action if there records show that the deeds are outstanding for more than 3 matters. The fact is that if you keep within the time frame then you will have more chance of remaining on the
Harpenden Building Society conveyancing panel.
I am a sole practitioner firm on the Harpenden Building Society conveyancing panel. Do you have ideas as to how we can market our practice as conducting conveyancing in Hendon authorised to act forHarpenden Building Society?
5 consumers attempt to locate a conveyancing practitioner on the Harpenden Building Society panel each month in Hendon. Feel free to contact the Lexsure team who will tell how your firm can be identified by those searching for conveyancing in Hendon.
My firm has just been advised that it’s Harpenden Building Society panel membership suspended but we have not yet been given a reason as to why.
I am completing a CQS application questionnaire what information should I disclose?
In the circumstances please clarify on the application what steps you have taken to discover the reasons behind cancellation of your
Harpenden Building Society panel membership.
In particular please provide details if you have received communications from the lender. E.G. before termination of your panel membership did you receive any letters or calls from the lender informing you as to why they reached this decision?
Our practice is on the
Harpenden Building Society
conveyancing panel and all set to complete a remortgage shortly. My papers do not include a Legal Charge for the client to sign.
Who do I contact at Harpenden Building Society to request substitute deeds?
You would be advised to contact Harpenden Building Society
to obtain standard documents. The CML Handbook contains an explicit section for lenders to enumerate who to contact to obtain standard documents.
Harpenden Building Society in their Part 2’s state:
Always remember to quote the firm’s Harpenden Building Society solicitors panel reference.
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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Harpenden Building Society
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
| Year | Days* |
|---|---|
| 2026 | [no data] |
| 2025 | [no data] |
| 2024 | [no data] |
| 2023 | [no data] |
| 2022 | [no data] |
| 2021 | [no data] |
* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor
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