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Q and A’s regarding the Loughborough Building Society Solicitor Panel
My IFA has asked me for my law firm’s panel member for the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I discover this. I have contacted my local Loughborough Building Society office but they cant find it on their system.
the sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your solicitor. A law firm is likely to keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable their conveyancing panel details for Loughborough Building Society.
can you help? My conveyancer is assuring me that she is duty-bound to order a Local Authority search because the firm are on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Is this really necessary?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with Loughborough Building Society your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Loughborough Building Society’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Loughborough Building Society. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
Do all the firms listed on your directory have online case tracking as I was under the impression that this was a precondition of being on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders or BSA do not require online case tracking. Some law firms operate such technology and some don't.
My solicitors in London have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Loughborough Building Society. Is it case that being on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the Loughborough Building Society Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Loughborough Building Society directly.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Loughborough Building Society as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Loughborough Building Society would not normally appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Loughborough Building Society list
I was thinking of purchasing my friend’s property. Assuming we can agree a figure, what’s the best way to proceed? I hope to get a mortgage with Loughborough Building Society. Is it possible to avoid using solicitors to save us both money? My dad reckons back in the day he did a lot of it himself, just went into the land registry office and providing them with the info they needed himself
If you are getting a mortgage with Loughborough Building Society involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to Loughborough Building Society. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel.
For 5 years I had a mortgage with Loughborough Building Society. My father retired last week and wants to pay off the mortgage left on the property. After Loughborough Building Society is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long does the process take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the Loughborough Building Society conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the Loughborough Building Society mortgage is discharged.
Although you do need to retain the services of a lawyer they dont
need to be on the Loughborough Building Society panel.
You will need a solicitor to draw up the transfer and
to deal with the Land Registry formalities. The only thing you need to
consider is that by selling at an undervalue so ask your lawyer about
the implications. There could be an inheritance tax issue if you die
within 7 years of this. There's no capital gains tax for you as it is
your main residence.