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St James Place Solicitor Panel: Recently Asked Questions
I am on the St James Place conveyancing panel. Can I get an archived copy of a St James Place Part 2 from the CML?
The CML do not hold data sets of P2 conditions Pre January 2011. We would recommend you make a request of St James Place directly.
St James Place have asked me to act for them alone on a residential conveyancing matter , using the CML Lender’s Handbook. The borrower has his own solicitor (not on the
St James Place conveyancing panel) How does this work and are there different requirements from St James Place in this circumstance?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders, along with
St James Place and other lenders developed a standard set of requirements where a solicitor is representing a lender such as St James Place alone in a residential conveyancing matter.
These requirements are contained at Part III of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook and are to be followed in conjunction with Parts 1 & 2.
The CML have published an example requirements letter to the borrower’s lawyer for use by the lender's conveyancer, and sets out to the borrower's conveyancer, the documentary and information requirements of the lender's panel conveyancer.
Why are Estate Agents using search tools to check if lawyers are on a lenders conveyancing panel?
The fact of the matter is that estate agents are suffering if their clients start out on the conveyancing process using a solicitor who is not on the panel with the purchaser’s chosen lender. Many
conveyancing firms are only discovering when they begin working on a
case that they are no longer able to work with that lender. Given
the inevitable resultant delays in the transaction the chances of an
abortive deal increases dramatically. in the circumstances there is
understandable anguish on the part of the estate agent as a result of
the lost time should the client have to change lawyers.
Every so often I read a LENDERmonitor email but I rarely see change of note. For instance, I am on the
St James Place conveyancing panel and receive a notification simply telling me a change of address. Does that matter?
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
St James Place solicitor panel. Is possible next month that St James Place change their requirements as to where their panel firm send the deeds.
Do you change the details in your CMS? Do you make a note? Is this information passed on to secretaries and assistants? By virtue of your COT St James Place you are giving assurances that you will send the deeds within 10 days of receiving the Title Information Document. Leaving to one side whether you are technically breaching an undertaking in sending it to the wrong address, you run the risk of
St James Place 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 their old address.
Our membership of the
St James Place conveyancing panel was terminated but was reinstated on appeal, do I need to include this information on my application for CQS accreditation?
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 adversely impact your application but gives the CQS team a complete picture of what has gone on.
I am on the
St James Place
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 St James Place to request substitute deeds?
You need to contact St James Place
to obtain standard documents. The CML Handbook contains an individual question for banks to enumerate who to contact to obtain standard documents.
St James Place in their Part 2’s state:
It helps to quote your St James Place solicitors panel reference.
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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of St James Place
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
| Year | Days* |
|---|---|
| 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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