Metro Bank Conveyancing Panel Information

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

Metro Bank Conveyancing Panel: Recently Asked Questions

Can a firm register a complaint to the CML about being excluded from the Metro Bank conveyancing panel?
The CML is not a regulator and therefore will not advise on complaints against lenders. You can of course contact Lexsure to see if we can help.

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I am hearing that agents are using online checkers to see if a firm is on a lender panel. Why?
The fact of the matter is that estate agents will be suffering 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 banks such as Metro Bank engage detached conveyancing panel for buy to let mortgages?
The majority of lenders do not operate a specific buy to let conveyancing panel but we are hearing about a few that do. We do not know what the position is with Metro Bank as at todays date. If you're about to receive instructions from a client on a buy to let purchase with a mortgage from Metro Bank we suggest that you call Metro Bank to check the position.
My conveyancing assistant has left my firm unexpectedly. I urgently need to prioritise making sure that charges are registered. That said, how quickly do I need to send deeds to Metro Bank once the charge is registered before my firm runs the risk of being suspended off the conveyancing panel for Metro Bank?
Metro Bank 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 Metro Bank conveyancing panel.
Are figures published regarding the Metro Bank conveyancing panel size and the number of conveyancing firms removed from their panel each quarter?
With banks and property lawyers 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 Metro Bank conveyancing panel but for all lender panel listings
Should Conveyancing Quality Scheme acceptance guarantee my firm’s acceptance on to lenders conveyancing panels?
CQS accreditation gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a prerequisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors. Some mortgage companies now use the Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation as the starting point for Panel membership such as Astra Mortgages.
My firm is listed on the Metro Bank conveyancing panel and due to complete a remortgage within the next week. My papers do not include a Legal Charge for the client to sign. Who do I contact at Metro Bank to obtain duplicate documents?
You should contact Metro Bank to obtain standard documents. The CML Handbook incorporates an explicit question for lenders to establish who to contact to obtain standard documents. Metro Bank in their Part 2’s state:
Please remember to disclose the firm’s Metro Bank solicitors panel reference.

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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Metro Bank
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
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* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor