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Mansfield Building Society Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Mansfield Building Society fees if I use my own solicitor. How good are the Mansfield Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH as long as they're good and reasonably priced. Are there any Mansfield Building Society conveyancers you'd recommend?
Mansfield Building Society’s conveyancing panel is substantial so it would be advisable to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Mansfield Building Society will allow to act for them.
Please assist. My lawyer is not to blame but, the conveyancing for my house purchase has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Mansfield Building Society was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on Tues etc. My solicitor says that as she is on the Mansfield Building Society conveyancing panel she needs to redo the searches as they are now out of date.
A precondition to being on the Mansfield Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Mansfield Building Society)which states that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Mansfield Building Society.
I have been looking for competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the law firms that are identified on your directory are on the Mansfield Building Society conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have advised us that they are on the Mansfield Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Mansfield Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Mansfield Building Society conveyancing panel is not accurate.
I am buying a right to buy flat and getting a mortgage with Mansfield Building Society. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Mansfield Building Society conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Mansfield Building Society conveyancing panel in your location.
When it comes to lenders such as Mansfield Building Society do lawyers have to be pay a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment. My financial adviser suggested a solicitor I paid an upfront payment of 150. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Mansfield Building Society conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Mansfield Building Society panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I am due to exchange contracts on my house. I had a double glazing fitted in month 2010 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Mansfield Building Society are being a right pain. The solicitor who is on the Mansfield Building Society conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Mansfield Building Society are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Mansfield Building Society have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Mansfield Building Society have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Mansfield Building Society may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.