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Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One Conveyancing Panel: Recently Asked Questions
Do Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One or the CML run CPD seminars for the
Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One approved conveyancing panel in the same way that CQS run CPD Courses for accredited firms?
No such training is arranged by the CML but they do host a number of general legal related conferences which are attended by firms on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel. It is our intention to run specific lender focused seminars in the coming months including a webinar on Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One’s Part 2 requirements. Law firms on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel are welcome. Information about the webinar will be made available as part of the LENDERmonitor P2 change Notifications.
What obligations do I have,
being on the
Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel, to carry out a LMO4 search?
Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One make no specific obligation to carry out any of
the searches listed. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook simply states that ‘you must
ensure that any other searches which may be appropriate to the
particular property, taking into account its locality and other
features are carried out’.
Please note that most ‘less usual searches’ (as described in the Law Society’s Conveyancing Handbook) are not optional as far as Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One are concerned if they are ‘appropriate’. Most lenders will not require environmental searches (you should Check Part 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook to be sure), but you are obliged to explain risks and availability to the client.
Ground stability, Plansearch,flood searches as well as the searches listed in the question are optional – but only to the extent that you have allowed the borrower client to make an informed choice. Regardless of whether there is a mortgage, If you have not advised the client that these (and other) searches are available and what risks they cover, then you will be liable if the client suffers loss through not conducting one. Is this covered within your Terms of Engagement or Report on Title?
One search provider lists over 72 conveyancing searches – do you know what all of them are and when they may be relevant? If you are unsure as to which searches are appropriate based on location call your search provider or call one of the leading search companies such as Searchflow.
I read the occasional LENDERmonitor email but I don't see that many important changes. For example, My firm on the
Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel and get an alerts only advising of a change of address. Why is that of any relevance?
It is important that you take note of such changes because sending a communication or deeds to the wrong address can cause delays that might not only affect your borrower client but also impact your chances of staying on the
Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel. Is possible next month that Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One change their requirements as to where their panel firm send the deeds.
Do you change the details in your case management system? Do you make a note? Is this information passed on to secretaries and assistants? By virtue of your COT Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One you are giving assurances that you will send the relevant documents within 10 days of receiving the Title Information Document. Putting to one side the academic question as to whether you are in breach of an undertaking in sending it to the wrong address, you run the risk of
Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One suspending you off the panel because they are not receiving the deeds in accordance with the COT. It will not be a valid excuse to say that you sent it to an out of date postal address or DX details.
We are a 3-partner firm on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One conveyancing panel. How can we advertise our firm as specialists in conveyancing in Hendon on the Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One panel?
10 potential conveyancing clients search for a solicitor 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.
Should Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation secure my firm’s acceptance on to lenders conveyancing panels?
The Law Society’s CQS membership 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 remain on their panels. A number of Lenders now use the scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as Santander.
My firm is listed on the
Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One
conveyancing panel and scheduled to complete a purchase shortly. I can not locate a Mortgage Deed for the client to sign.
Who do I contact at Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One to request substitute deeds?
You need to communicate with Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One
to obtain standard documents. The CML Handbook contains a specific section for banks to enumerate who to contact to obtain standard documents.
Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One in their Part 2’s state:
Always remember to disclose your Royal Bank of Scotland -Natwest One solicitors panel number.
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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.
| 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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