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FAQs for the Lloyds TSB Scotland Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Lloyds TSB Scotland fees if I use my own solicitor. How good are the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Lloyds TSB Scotland panel?
Lloyds TSB Scotland’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so it would be advisable to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Lloyds TSB Scotland will allow to act for them.
Can you help?. My lawyer is not to blame but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Lloyds TSB Scotland 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 Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel she needs to reorder the searches as they are no longer acceptable to the lender.
One of the many conditions to being on the Lloyds TSB Scotland approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 obligations (last updated for this lender on Lloyds TSB Scotland)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than 6 months old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Lloyds TSB Scotland.
I need to find a Lloyds TSB Scotland panel solicitor in Stirling. Can you assist?
It is not clear why you need a Lloyds TSB Scotland panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Lloyds TSB Scotland to find out which solicitors in Lloyds TSB Scotland are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month
My conveyancers in Manchester have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Lloyds TSB Scotland. Is it case that being on the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
Different lenders have different requirements 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 Lloyds TSB Scotland Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Lloyds TSB Scotland directly.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Lloyds TSB Scotland 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.
Do the majority of banks operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the Lloyds TSB Scotland conveyancing panel requirements are different to Lloyds TSB Scotland’s conveyancing panel requirements.
I recently had an offer accepted on a house. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers I paid an upfront payment of 200. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Lloyds TSB Scotland 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 Lloyds TSB Scotland 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.