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Newcastle Building Society Solicitor Panel Assistance:
What are the Newcastle Building Society 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 outsources management of its conveyancing panel to Legal Marketing Services Limited (“LMS”).
Firms may apply for inclusion to the Society’s conveyancing panel by visiting www.lms.com/lenderpanels
You must also comply with the terms and conditions of your Newcastle Building Society solicitor panel appointment.
I am on the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel. Can I get an archived copy of Newcastle Building Society Specific Requirements from the BSA?
The BSA, as is the case with the CML do not keep historic of Specific Requirements. The BSA advise that you contact Newcastle Building Society directly.
Can a practice make a complaint to the BSA about being removed excluded suspended from the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel?
The BSA is not a regulator and therefore cannot investigate complaints against lenders. You can of course contact Lexsure to see if we can help.
As a practice on the Newcastle Building Society solicitor panel who do I communicate with if I have a query about the instructions ?
If you are a property lawyer and have a query regarding the mortgage instructions,
you should make contact with Newcastle Building Society. The BSA will not advise or comment on specific queries relating to Newcastle Building Society or other lenders.
Why has the BSA introduced differing instructions from the CML?
The Building Society Association introduced it’s Mortgage Instructions in 2010 to ensure that licensed conveyancers or solicitors on a building society conveyancing panel had full access to a complete set of standardised mortgage instructions.
I have been a qualified solicitor for nearly 25 years never having had a negligence claim and have been refused acceptance on the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel with no explanation. Am I not entitled to a reason?
Participation on the lender's panel of conveyancers is at the absolute
discretion of the the lender. The days of open panels are now long
gone. Many lenders reserve the right to accept or reject any
application without giving any reason. You should check your original
application to join the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel
to see if you are entitled to a reason.
If my application is successful will Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation guarantee my firm’s acceptance on to building society conveyancing panels?
CQS accreditation is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless the BSA have indicated that it is likely to become a prerequisite for firms wishing to join their panels. Some Lenders now use CQS as the starting point for Panel acceptance such as Santander .
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 Newcastle Building Society
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
| Year | Days* |
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| 2025 | [no data] |
| 2024 | [no data] |
| 2023 | [no data] |
| 2022 | [no data] |
| 2021 | [no data] |
| 2020 | [no data] |
* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor
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