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Skipton Building Society Conveyancing Panel: Recently Asked Questions
Are Skipton Building Society Conveyancing panel solicitors obliged to disclose incentives?
Skipton Building Society’s answer to this question can be found at section 6.4.4 of their CML Part 2 requirements
Is there a standard appeals process to prevent solicitors from being unfairly removed them from lender conveyancing panels?
There are thousands of firms across the UK who feel aggrieved claiming that they have been removed from lenders’ panels without an explanation or a good
reason. It is highly unlikely, given that lenders have distanced
themselves from creating a standardised appeals process for
brokers, that an appeals process will be introduced for
lawyers. Commenting on the call by brokers to have a standardised
process the CML said’ “While we understand that some lenders do have
an appeals process, it would not be appropriate for a trade body such
as the CML to seek to be prescriptive about such a process.” Some
lenders do of course set out an appeals policy. The Law Society does
have information on it’s site that may be of assistance. If you would
like to talk to one of our compliance experts about our Lender Panel
Protection Service please complete the form here.
I am hearing that agents are using online checkers to see if a firm is on a lender panel. Why?
Many estate agents will be feeling the pain if their clients start out on the conveyancing process using a solicitor who is not on the panel with the purchaser’s chosen lender. Many
conveyancing firms are only discovering when they begin working on a
case that they are no longer able to work with that lender. Given
the inevitable resultant delays in the transaction the chances of an
abortive deal increases dramatically. in the circumstances there is
understandable anguish on the part of the estate agent as a result of
the lost time should the client have to change lawyers.
A recent SRA survey reveals that 76% of
solicitors have been removed from a lender conveyancing panel. Skipton Building Society and other lenders have restricted their panel over
the years. Why?
In operating open conveyancing panels, lenders such as Skipton Building Society
face a number of fraud and negligence risks. While
there is no authoritative source of data on lender exposure to
solicitor–led mortgage fraud, anecdotal evidence from lenders
indicates exposure on individual cases are often in the millions of
pounds. The National Fraud Authority estimates that £1bn per year is
lost in mortgage -related frauds in total, which is seen as a
conservative estimate.
These risks are exacerbated by the lack of a comprehensive set of data on all conveyancing firms (which, for the avoidance of doubt, would include solicitors and conveyancers across the UK) which is in a readily accessible format. Currently, lenders vet the suitability of their panel firms against a variety of disparate, incomplete and potentially inaccurate sets of information. One top 5 lender pointed out to us that it is almost impossible to track individual fraudsters who move from firm to firm, especially where they are no longer registered or no longer hold a valid practicing certificate.
Skipton Building Society and other lenders are in varying stages of reviewing their approach to vetting firms on their conveyancing panels, to ensure their ongoing exposure to unsuitable firms is reduced. There is also regulatory impetus on lenders to ensure that they have satisfactory oversight of their third party panels, including a due-diligence process.
Are figures published regarding the
Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel size as well as the number of conveyancing firms dismissed each year?
With mortgage companies and conveyancing firms working so closely with one another it is surprising that there has not been greater demand for the introduction of a bit of transparency regarding not just the figures for the
Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel but for all bank panel listings
Does Conveyancing Quality Scheme acceptance secure my firm’s acceptance on to lenders conveyancing panels?
The Law Society’s CQS membership is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a prerequisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of firms. Some Lenders now use CQS as the starting point for Panel approval as is the case with Santander.
I am on the
Skipton Building Society
conveyancing panel and scheduled to complete a remortgage within the next few weeks. I dont have a Legal Charge for the client to sign.
Who do I contact at Skipton Building Society to get a duplicate Deed?
You need to get in touch with Skipton Building Society
to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook contains a specific inquiry for lenders to enumerate who to contact to obtain standard documents.
Skipton Building Society in their Part 2’s state:
It helps to disclose the firm’s Skipton Building Society solicitors panel number.
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Average number of days to register title including a charge in favour of Skipton Building Society
This information relates to purchase only and not remortgages.
| Year | Days* |
|---|---|
| 2026 | [no data] |
| 2025 | [no data] |
| 2024 | [no data] |
| 2023 | [no data] |
| 2022 | [no data] |
| 2021 | [no data] |
* Data aggregated from sources including COMPLETIONmonitor
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