LiveMore Conveyancing Panel Information

You might expect LiveMore via their Part Two requirements to address this but the Handbook is silent on deadlines to send deeds. Do look at the Terms of LiveMore’s Conveyancing Panel Appointment that you entered into. For many lender's these Terms include 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 LiveMore informed. Law firms can often compound their problems by not communicating with the lender when there is a delay or problem.

There are many reports available, five of which are as follows:

• Number of conveyancing cases by lender
• Analysis as to the nature of clients (e.g.existing/new/seen in person)
• Average mortgage advance
• Disclosure/Notification to Lender analysis indicating frequency and nature of disclosures - to include benchmarking analysis against aggregate data
• Current and historic missed priority dates

The key here is the caveat ‘more onerous’. You have to try and take an objective view as to whether the Terms relating to the LiveMore 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 moving forward on this question.

5 people search for a conveyancer on the LiveMore panel each month in Hendon. Please contact the team at lenderpanel.com to see how your firm can be identified by those searching for conveyancing in Hendon.

In the circumstances please explain on the application what steps you have taken to find out the reasons behind cancellation of your LiveMore 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?

You should communicate with LiveMore to obtain standard documents. The CML Handbook incorporates an express question for banks to set out who to contact to obtain standard documents. LiveMore in their Part 2’s state: Don’t forget to quote the firm’s LiveMore conveyancing panel reference.