National Counties Building Society Conveyancing Panel Information

We only know of a couple of banks that operate a separate approved solicitors panel where the mortgage advance is over a certain amount. You should nevertheless check directly with National Counties Building Society. At one stage HSBC would only allow Sole practitioners to act for them where the mortgage was below £150,000. We are not sure if HSBC still operate such a condition. In your case it is best to check with National Counties Building Society

The majority of lenders do not operate a specific buy to let conveyancing panel but we are hearing about a few that do. We do not know what the position is with National Counties Building Society as at todays date. If you're about to receive instructions from a client on a buy to let purchase with a mortgage from National Counties Building Society we suggest that you call National Counties Building Society to check the position.

The concern here is if you are expect to enter into ‘more onerous’ conditions that than the Handbook obligations. You have to try and take an objective view as to whether the Terms relating to the National Counties Building Society conveyancing appointment (or other terms for other lenders) are ‘more onerous’ than the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Conditions. Depending on the Terms you may need to provide details on your renewal form. If you are in any doubt please call your broker to discuss before moving forward on this question.

14 borrowers search for a solicitor on the National Counties Building Society panel each month in Hendon. Feel free to contact the Lexsure team who will tell how your firm can be found by those searching for conveyancing in Hendon.

The Law Society’s CQS accreditation gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a prerequisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors. Some mortgage companies now use the Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation as the starting point for Panel membership such as Astra Mortgages.

You should get in touch with National Counties Building Society to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook incorporates an explicit inquiry for lenders to establish who to contact to obtain standard documents. National Counties Building Society in their Part 2’s state: Please remember to disclose the firm’s National Counties Building Society conveyancing panel number.