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My lawyer is not listed on the Barnsley Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still use my preferred solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Barnsley Building Society panel?
The most common options here are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing lawyers but Barnsley Building Society will need to instruct a lawyer on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel. This will result in additional cost and potential delay.
- Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel.
- Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to join the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel
We are approaching an exchange and my mum and dad having sent the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to disclose this to my lender Barnsley Building Society. Apparently, being on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Barnsley Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I disclosed to the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Barnsley Building Society to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Barnsley Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Barnsley Building Society approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Barnsley Building Society solicitor panel.
I am attempting to get my ex-wife taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Barnsley Building Society really insist on which solicitor I can or can not retain?
You can use any solicitor you like but Barnsley Building Society then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Barnsley Building Society solicitors panel
Is the case that all CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel?
It is true that some lenders now use the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Barnsley Building Society as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Barnsley Building Society would not normally appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers 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 Barnsley Building Society list
My offer on house has been accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties booked. My conveyancing solicitor has been instructed. What do I do now? At what point should I appy for the mortgage with Barnsley Building Society?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey/valuation, conveyancing search costs, etc). First you should check that your solicitor is on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot mortgage some buyers would pally for the mortgage with Barnsley Building Society and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.