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Marsden Building Society Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers
Much to my surprise I have been told by my broker that my property lawyer is not on the Marsden Building Society Conveyancing panel. How can I be sure that this is correct?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for Marsden Building Society.
My solicitor has uncovered a difference between the surveyor’s assumptions in Marsden Building Society’s home valuation report and what is in the title deeds. My lawyer informs me that as he is on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel he must check that the bank is with this discrepancy and is content go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s stance right?
A precondition to being on the Marsden Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Marsden Building Society) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
I am planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in who is on the Marsden Building Society approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Marsden Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
My house is up for sale and I have a buyer. Does my solicitor have to be on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
Are all solicitor firms on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel overseen by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
I had instructed online conveyancers located in Bristol who are on the Marsden Building Society solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £195 for dealing with the Marsden Building Society mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Marsden Building Society?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Marsden Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Marsden Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Marsden Building Society. Solicitors have been appointed? How long does it take for Marsden Building Society to send the offer to our conveyancer
There is no definitive answer here. Have Marsden Building Society completed the survey? Have you advised Marsden Building Society as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Marsden Building Society conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through