Platform Conveyancing Panel Information

The Scottish Law Society has suggested that solicitors should check their panel status with lenders before accepting client instructions to act. The advice is lender-agnostic as it does not relate specifically to solicitors on the Platform conveyancing panel. The suggestion arises from the practice of a number of mortgage lenders who remove solicitors from their panels without prior notice as part of their panel management system, which can lead to some solicitors discovering this only once instructed. This is sensible advice as a client finding out midway through a transaction that their lawyer is not on the approved lender panel is very frustrating and can lead to complaints. Many online consumer forums contain posts where someone is complaining about finding that their lawyer is not on a lender conveyancing panel. Such forums include mumsnet.com

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

• Number of conveyancing cases by lender
• Average mortgage advance
• Average time frame to register charges at the Land Registry
• Analysis as to the nature of clients (e.g.existing/new/seen in person)
• Current and historic missed priority dates

For most lenders participation on the lender's panel of conveyancers is at the absolute discretion of the the lender. Many lenders reserve the right to accept or reject any application without giving any reason. You should check your original application to join the Platform conveyancing panel to see if you are entitled to a reason.

7 potential conveyancing clients search for a property lawyer on the Platform panel on a monthly basis in Hendon. Feel free to contact the Lexsure team who will tell how your firm can be listed by those searching for conveyancing in Hendon.

It would be advisable to supply 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 CQS team viability as to what has gone on.

You need to get in touch with Platform to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook incorporates an explicit section for lenders to enumerate who to contact to obtain standard documents. Platform in their Part 2’s state: You will need to quote your Platform solicitors panel reference.