Leek BS Conveyancing Panel Information

The information on this page is designed to keep solicitors and licensed conveyancers abreast of latest requirements changes by Leek BS and to assist in remaining on the Leek BS Conveyancing Panel.

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What are the Leek BS 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:

The Society’s approved solicitor panel manager is Legal Marketing Services (LMS). This can be accessed via the LMS web portal www.lms.com

You must also comply with the terms and conditions of your Leek BS solicitor panel appointment.

Are Leek BS Conveyancing panel solicitors exposed to the possibility of the society altering or retracting the mortgage?

Leek BS addresses this at section B.3 of their BSA specific requirements which states:

Where incentives are involved – Contact Mortgage Operations Team - See A.3

Being a lawyer on the Leek BS solicitor panel who should we communicate with if I have a query about the instructions ?

If you are a conveyancer and have a question relating to the instructions, you should make contact with Leek BS. The BSA will not advise or comment on specific queries relating to Leek BS or other lenders.

Am I obliged, being on the Leek BS conveyancing panel, to carry out a flood search?

Leek BS make no specific obligation to carry out any of the searches listed. The BSA Mortgage Instructions simply states that ‘you must ensure that any other searches which may be appropriate to the particular property, taking into account its locality and other features are carried out’.

Remember that most ‘less usual searches’ (as described in the Law Society’s Conveyancing Handbook) are not optional as far as Leek BS are concerned if they are ‘appropriate’. Most lenders will not require environmental searches (you should Check the Leek BS Specific Requirements of BSA Handbook to be sure), but you are obliged to explain risks and availability to the client.

Ground stability, Plansearch,flood searches as well as the searches listed in the question are optional – but only to the extent that you have allowed the borrower client to make an informed choice. Regardless of whether there is a mortgage, If you have not advised the client that these (and other) searches are available and what risks they cover, then you will be liable if the client suffers loss through not conducting one.

Are figures published revealing the Leek BS conveyancing panel size and the number of conveyancing firms removed from their panel each quarter?

With lenders and conveyancing firms working so closely with one another it is surprising that there has not been greater demand for the introduction of a bit of transparency regarding not just the figures for the Leek BS conveyancing panel but for all lender panel listings

Can the BSA assist me in an appeal having not been accepted onto the Leek BS conveyancing panel?

If you have not been accepted or indeed been removed from the Leek BS conveyancing panel then the BSA will not have any part to play in influencing Leek BS in changing their mind. Please contact us here at Lexsure so that we can put you in touch with a consultant who may be able to assist. At the very least it’s worth a call to us.

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 Leek BS

This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.

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* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor

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