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West Bromwich Building Society Conveyancing Panel Assistance:
What are the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel arrangements?
Unlike the CML the Building Society Mortgage Instructions deal with this. Section A.12 states ‘In order to act on our behalf your firm or company must be a member of our conveyancing panel provided we are a society that operates one – see specific requirements for details of our arrangements.
The Special Requirements state:
Generally, Firms must have at least two Partners however all Firms wishing to be admitted to the conveyancing panel should contact Mortgage Deeds Administration Department in the first instance - See E.33 below for contact details.
You must also comply with the terms and conditions of your West Bromwich Building Society solicitor panel appointment.
Can a firm submit a complaint to the BSA about being removed excluded suspended from the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel?
The BSA is an association rather than a regulator and therefore will not investigate grievances against lenders. You can of course contact Lexsure to see if we can assist.
Being a lawyer on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel who should we communicate with should we have a question conerning the instructions ?
If you are a conveyancer and have a concern regarding the instructions,
you should make contact with West Bromwich Building Society. The BSA will not advise or comment on specific queries relating to West Bromwich Building Society or other lenders.
I have read a number of legal articles recently about firms being sued for non-compliance with BSA Mortgage Instructions. I am on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you tell me how many Specific Requirement changes took place by West Bromwich Building Society during 2013?
During this period 18 sections of the BSA Mortgage Instructions were changed by West Bromwich Building Society. Some changes are more important than others but as a firm on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel you are of course obliged to comply with individual lender requirements. Locktons have recently pointed out in an article that non-compliance with lender requirements account for a number of high value claims, and it is therefore important to be aware of any particularly onerous terms that an individual lender may impose.
Remember: BSA requirements are not guidelines; they are the lender client’s instructions.
My firm is on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel. I am
dealing with West Bromwich Building Society mortgage on a purchase. My
borrower client is asking not to disclose an issue to West Bromwich Building Society. What do I do in this conflict situation?
When a solicitor is acting for both West Bromwich Building Society and
borrower there is potential for conflicts to arise. You owe duties to
both clients. All information received by you from your client is
confidential and cannot be disclosed without the client’s consent.
In your situation, if the purchaser will not consent to the information being passed on to the lender, the solicitor must cease to act for West Bromwich Building Society and it may well be prudent for you to cease to act for the purchaser as well. You must not inform West Bromwich Building Society of the reason for termination of the retainer over and above the fact that a conflict has arisen. The fact that you can no longer act should alert even the most somnambulistic of lenders that something is wrong with the borrower and/or purchase. The fact that you have disinstructed yourself should not affect your West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel status.
I seldom receive a copy of a lender valuation any more. Does the extent of my West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel obligations extend to checking the valuation details where I am acting on a purchase with West Bromwich Building Society as the Mortgagee?
You have a number of obligations in this regard which you need to follow if you wish to comply with your lender client’s instructions as set out in the BSA Mortgage Instructions. (I) You must take reasonable steps to verify that there are no discrepancies between the description of the property as compared to an out of date postal address or DX details.
Can the BSA assist me in an appeal having not been accepted onto the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel?
If you have not been accepted or indeed been removed from the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel then the BSA will not have any part to play in influencing West Bromwich Building Society in changing their mind. Please contact us here at Lexsure so that we can put you in touch with a consultant who may be able to assist. At the very least it’s worth a call to us.
What lender panels do you receive the most questions about?
BSA lenders do not come within the top 20 lenders in terms of
frequency of questions. The most popular lender panels in terms of
questions are as follows:
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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of West Bromwich Building Society
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
| Year | Days* |
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* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor
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