Royal Bank of Scotland Conveyancing Panel Information

Please tread carefully here as what you are proposing may not be acceptable to the mortgage company. It is possible that you (as a non-panel firm) or the mortgage applicant are not at liberty instruct a panel firm of your choice. Many lenders make it clear to their panel firms that where a non-panel member firm is instructed by one of their mortgage applicants, the lender will appoint a panel firm to carry out its instructions and to liaise with the borrower's conveyancing firm. You also need to make the costs implications and potential for delay very clear to your client.

For most lenders participation on the lender's panel of conveyancers is at the absolute discretion of the the lender. Many lenders reserve the right to accept or reject any application without giving any reason. You should check your original application to join the Royal Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel to see if you are entitled to a reason.

15 consumers attempt to locate a property lawyer on the Royal Bank of Scotland panel every 4 weeks in Hendon. Feel free to contact the Lexsure team who will tell how your firm can be identified by those searching for conveyancing in Hendon.

The Law Society’s CQS accreditation is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a prerequisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors. A number of Lenders now use CQS as the starting point for Panel membership as is the case with Santander.

You should get in touch with Royal Bank of Scotland to obtain standard documents. The CML Handbook has a specific inquiry for banks to establish who to contact to obtain standard documents. Royal Bank of Scotland in their Part 2’s state: Please remember to disclose your Royal Bank of Scotland solicitors panel number.