Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One Conveyancing Panel Information

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

Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One Solicitor Panel: Recently Asked Questions

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What can you suggest we do if we wish to challenge being removed from the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One approved solicitor list?
If you are removed from the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel and you are unaware of or disagree with the reasons for your removal you should: (a) Contact Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One directly. (b) If there is an appeals process detailed on your letter you should follow the process.

In appealing a decision by Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One, it may be useful to provide the following information:

  • Full account of your firm’s conveyancing history
  • Your COMPLETIONmonitor reports, assuming you use the Lexsure software
  • Your recent claims history
  • Full details of all employees in your practice and their role.
  • Note down if a solicitor has been admitted to the role on completion of the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test.
  • Provide duplicate practising certificates, the firm's current professional indemnity policy and the firm’s accountant's certificate, calculating the % of the firm's gross fee income is generated from residential conveyancing

On appeal some firms have been able to regain membership to panels notwithstanding the policy by the respective lenders to refuse panel membership to firms with certain profiles or characteristics. Success is primarily due to the firms’ ability to persuade the lender to make an exception if there is sufficient evidence to reassure them that the firm has a healthy attitude towards risk mitigation.

Do lenders such as Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One operate 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 Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One as at todays date. If you're about to receive instructions from a client on a buy to let purchase with a mortgage from Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One we suggest that you call Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One to check the position.
Are figures published revealing the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel size and the number of conveyancing firms removed from their panel each year?
With mortgage companies and conveyancers working so closely together it is surprising that there has not been greater demand for the introduction of a bit of transparency regarding not just the figures for the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel but for all lender panel listings
I am a sole practitioner firm on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel. How can we advertise our firm as specialists in conveyancing in Hendon authorised to act forRoyal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One?
11 borrowers attempt to locate a conveyancing practitioner on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One panel every 4 weeks in Hendon. Please contact the team at lenderpanel.com to see how your firm can be listed by those searching for conveyancing in Hendon.
Will Conveyancing Quality Scheme membership secure my firm’s acceptance on to lenders conveyancing panels?
The Law Society’s CQS membership is 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 remain on their approved list of firms. A number of Lenders now use CQS as the starting point for Panel acceptance as is the case with Astra Mortgages.
Our practice is on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel and scheduled to complete a purchase shortly. My papers do not include a Legal Charge for the client to sign. Who do I contact at Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One to request substitute deeds?
You would be advised to contact Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook incorporates an express question for lenders to set out who to contact to obtain standard documents. Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One in their Part 2’s state:
Please remember to quote the firm’s Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel reference.

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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
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