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Platform Conveyancing Panel: Recently Asked Questions
Does the fact that my firm subscribes to Alerts via this site assist in my application to join the Platform solicitor panel?
The criteria to join the Platform conveyancing panel is likely to be fairly detailed and is unlikely to include signing up to LENDERmonitor alerts.
Are there conditions,outside the CML Part 2 requirements, that a firm should be aware of when on the Platform conveyancing panel?
In order to be on the Platform conveyancing panel solicitors have to complete an application form and agree Terms and Conditions. A sample of 5 conditions that we see amongst many lenders Terms (but not necessarily Platform) are as follows:
- You have the consent of all borrowers to apply for the deeds, before making any request for deeds. We will accept your request for deeds on the understanding that you have obtained such consent. If this is not the case then you should advise our Deeds Services Department in writing when you make your request
- Without prejudice to your obligation to comply in full with the Safeguards provisions in the CML Lenders’ Handbook, to report to us as soon as possible any suspicion that you have about the genuineness of any transaction in any respect.
- That any deeds you borrow from us in connection with the personal mortgage of a partner or director at your firm must be requested by a partner or director other than the partner or director concerned and the transaction must be handled by that other partner or director. If you are a sole practitioner and require the loan of deeds in connection with your own mortgage, you must nominate a different firm on our panel to request the deeds and handle the transaction.
- 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.)
- To notify us in writing of any change in your details as held on our records for example, change of address, telephone number, document exchange number email address. Notification must be given to us at least 10 days before the change will be effective.
I am a sole practitioner firm on the Platform conveyancing panel. Do you have ideas as to how we can market our practice as conducting conveyancing in Hendon who can act for the borrower and Platform?
10 consumers attempt to locate a solicitor on the Platform panel every 4 weeks in Hendon. Please contact the team at lenderpanel.com to see how your firm can be found by those searching for conveyancing in Hendon.
Our membership of the
Platform conveyancing panel was suspended but was reinstated on appeal, do I need to disclose this information on my CQS application?
We would recommend that you 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 negatively affect your firm’s application but gives the Law Society a complete picture of what has occured.
Our practice is on the
Platform
conveyancing panel and scheduled to complete a remortgage within the next few weeks. I can not locate a Legal Charge for the client to sign.
Who do I contact at Platform to get a duplicate Deed?
You should communicate with Platform
to obtain standard documents. The CML Handbook has an explicit inquiry for banks to cite who to contact to obtain standard documents.
Platform in their Part 2’s state:
Please remember to disclose your Platform solicitors panel reference.
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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Platform
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
| Year | Days* |
|---|---|
| 2026 | [no data] |
| 2025 | [no data] |
| 2024 | [no data] |
| 2023 | [no data] |
| 2022 | [no data] |
| 2021 | [no data] |
* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor
Other related topics:
- CQS policy templates and procedures for accredited Platform Firms
- Draft Report on Title precedent for Platform borrowers
- Draft Anti Money Laundering PolicyTemplate for Platform panel firms to consider
- Dealing with Lender Policy Template panel for CQS accredited firms on the Platform lender panel
- Buy-to-Let help for Platform
- Consent-to-Let help for Platform
- Contractor Mortgages with Platform
