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M&S Bank Conveyancing Panel: Recently Asked Questions
M&S Bank wants me to represent them alone on a residential conveyancing matter , using the CML Lender’s Handbook. The borrower has his own solicitor (not on the
M&S Bank conveyancing panel) How does this operate and are there different requirements from M&S Bank in this situation?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders, along with
M&S Bank and other stakeholders developed a standard set of instructions where a conveyancer is representing a lender such as M&S Bank alone in a residential conveyancing transaction.
These requirements are contained at Part III of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook and are to be followed together with Sections One and Two.
The CML have published an example requirements letter to the borrower’s lawyer for use by the lender's conveyancer, and sets out to the borrower's conveyancer, the documentary and information requirements of the lender's panel solicitor.
I am hearing that agents are using online checkers to see if a firm is on a lender panel. Why?
Many estate agents will be feeling the pain if their clients start out on the buying process using a conveyancer 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 you have any idea what Lenders such as
M&S Bank are asking for when it comes to applying to be on their approved conveyancing panel?
Each lender has different criteria.
We do not hold specific requirements relating to the questions raised as part of the application to be on the
M&S Bank conveyancing panel. Typically lenders need to have full knowledge of a firm including (but not limited to):
Full disciplinary history for each conveyancing solicitor
Full career history for each licensed conveyancer including registration date with Council of Licensed Conveyancers
Whether the firm is able to operate in other jurisdictions
Full disciplinary history for each licensed conveyancer
The percentage of the firm’s business which is conveyancing (broken down into sale
top-up split and history of any refusals
Full complaints history for each conveyancing solicitor
List of all solicitors within firm
List of all those who can sign off the Certificate Of Title
List of all those who fund the firm, including non-lawyers if applicable
My practice have never been on the
M&S Bank conveyancing panel as well other lenders.
My clients, who have applied for a mortgage with M&S Bank wish use my firms conveyancing services even though I am not on the
M&S Bank panel. Is it fine for me to use a firm down the road to act for
M&S Bank on mortgage aspect of the conveyancing?
Please tread carefully here as what you are suggesting may not be acceptable to the mortgage company.
It is possible that you (as a non-panel firm) or the mortgage applicant are not at liberty instruct a panel firm of your choice. Many lenders make it clear to their panel firms that where a non-panel member firm is instructed by one of their mortgage applicants, the lender must appoint a panel firm to carry out its instructions and to liaise with the borrower's conveyancing firm.
You also need to make the costs implications and potential for delay very clear to your client.
Were are a Hendon-based firm on the M&S Bank conveyancing panel. Do you have ideas as to how we can market our practice as conducting conveyancing in Hendon on the M&S Bank panel?
11 people attempt to locate a conveyancing practitioner on the M&S Bank panel on a monthly basis in Hendon. Please contact the team at lenderpanel.com to see how your firm can be identified by those searching for conveyancing in Hendon.
Our membership of the
M&S Bank conveyancing panel was terminated but was reinstated on appeal, do I need to disclose this information on my application for CQS accreditation?
It would be advisable to provide details of the date of removal, information on the reason for
removal, date of appeal and any reason given for reinstatement. This
should not adversely impact your application but gives the Law Society viability as to what has happened.
Our practice is on the
M&S Bank
conveyancing panel and due to complete a purchase shortly. My file does not contain a Legal Charge for the client to sign.
Who do I contact at M&S Bank to get a duplicate Deed?
You need to get in touch with M&S Bank
to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook contains an express inquiry for lenders to cite who to contact to obtain standard documents.
M&S Bank in their Part 2’s state:
Always remember to disclose the firm’s M&S Bank conveyancing panel reference.
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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of M&S Bank
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
| Year | Days* |
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* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor
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