Vida Homeloans Conveyancing Panel Information

The information on this page is designed to keep solicitors and licensed conveyancers abreast of latest requirements changes by Vida Homeloans and to assist in remaining on the Vida Homeloans Conveyancing Panel.

Vida Homeloans Conveyancing Panel: Recently Asked Questions

Is it conceivable that Vida Homeloans will instruct another firm on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel for a further advance during the lifetime of a mortgage?
Section 16.2.1 of Part 1 of the Handbook relevant to a solicitor on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel reads ‘Our mortgage secures further advances. Consequently, when a further advance is required for alterations or improvements to the property we will not normally instruct a member of our conveyancing panel but if you are instructed the appropriate provisions of this Handbook will apply’.

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Can you give me an example of some of the reports available via COMPLETIONmonitor to support my application to be on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel ?
There are many reports available, five of which are as follows:
  • Average mortgage advance
  • Average time frame to register charges at the Land Registry
  • Current and historic missed priority dates
  • Buy to Let transactions
  • Evidence of undertaking logs
Who do building societies allow to be on their Conveyancing Panels?
In the same way that there is a unique Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel most building societies, operate a conveyancing panel for solicitors and other conveyancers that the lender will instruct. Terms and Conditions and criteria for inclusion on a building society conveyancing panel vary from lender-to-lender. Having CQS accreditation may be a requirement. Institutional lenders, such as a building society, is a client and is entitled to instruct the solicitor or conveyancer of its choosing (who, in turn, is free to accept or refuse instructions). Therefore, if lender and borrower cannot agree which solicitor or conveyancer should represent them jointly, they would usually proceed on a separate representation basis. The BSA have not published the equivalent of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Part 3s.
Do publish figures exists disclosing the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel size as well as the number of conveyancing firms dismissed each year?
With banks and property lawyers working so closely together it is surprising that there has not been much call for the introduction of a bit of transparency regarding not just the figures for the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel but for all mortgage panel listings
Lockton’s PI Insurance renewal form enquires if my firm had been excluded from any bank panels in the last year. I recently became aware that the firm is no longer on the Vida Homeloans solicitor panel? Is this likely to effect my PII cover?
The best placed professionals to answer this question are your insurance brokers. The chances are that on the basis that you have not been removed for fraud or negligence reasons that there will be little or no impact. The main reason why a firm would be removed off of a lender panel is due to low volume of conveyancing cases although there may be a number of criteria for Vida Homeloans solicitor panel membership. Please remember that it is always important that you complete your insurance forms accurately.
Our practice is on the Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel and all set to complete a purchase within the next few weeks. I dont have a Legal Charge for the client to execute. Who do I contact at Vida Homeloans to obtain duplicate documents?
You would be advised to contact Vida Homeloans to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook incorporates an individual inquiry for banks to set out who to contact to obtain standard documents. Vida Homeloans in their Part 2’s state:
Always remember to quote the firm’s Vida Homeloans conveyancing panel number.

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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Vida Homeloans
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
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* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor