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Question: 3.1.3. Does the lender require notification of the name and address of the solicitors firm or licensed conveyancers firm acting for the seller?
| Lender | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accord Buy to Let | No. |
| Accord Mortgages Ltd | No |
| Adam & Company |
Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Adam & Company International |
Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Ahli United Bank (UK) plc | No |
| Aldermore Bank PLC | No however you should ensure they are registered with their regulatory body and maintain current practising certificates as appropriate. |
| Allied Irish Bank (GB), a trading name of AIB Group (UK) | We don't need notification of the name and address of the seller's conveyancer but we expect you to have satisfied yourself as to the identity of the seller's conveyancer and to exercise good practice. |
| April Mortgages | Only if we specifically request you to do so. See contact point at question 1.11a. |
| Atom Bank plc | No |
| Aviva Equity Release UK Ltd | No. |
| Bank of China | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Bank of Ireland (UK) plc | Yes, please advise the Case Manager in writing. |
| Bank of Ireland as Bank of Ireland Mortgages | Yes, please advise the Case Manager in writing. |
| Bank of Scotland Beginning A | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Bank of Scotland Beginning O | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Bank of Scotland Private Banking | |
| Barclays Bank UK PLC | No, but you should ensure they are registered with their Regulatory Body and maintain current Practising Certificates. |
| Barnsley Building Soc, a trading name Yorkshire Building Soc | No. |
| Better HomeOwnership (Mortgages) | No |
| Birmingham Bank | Yes |
| Birmingham Midshires | Only if specifically requested. |
| Bluestone Mortgages | Yes. |
| Bradford & Bingley Limited | |
| Britannia, a trading name of The Co-operative Bank plc | Only if specifically requested to do so |
| Buckinghamshire Building Society | No |
| Chelsea Building Society (a trading name of Yorkshire BS) | No. |
| CHL Mortgages |
Only if we specifically request you to do so. You will need to notify us if your firm is appointed to act for both our applicant (the purchaser) and the vendor. Please note CHL will not allow a firm to act for our applicant or a vendor where they are a connected party. Additionally, the same partner or fee earner in a firm cannot act for both the lender and the vendor. |
| Clydesdale Bank plc | Only if we ask you to do so. |
| Co-operative Bank plc | Only if specifically requested by us to do so. |
| Coutts | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Coutts Finance Co | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Coventry Building Society | No. However, the legal representative should notify us if they intend to act for both the seller and the purchaser. |
| Cynergy Bank | No. Unless we specifically request you to do so. |
| Danske Bank | No, but you should ensure they are registered with their Regulatory Body and maintain current Practising Certificates. |
| Darlington Building Society | No - The Society does not need notification of the name and address of the Seller's conveyancer but we expect you to have satisfied yourself as to the identity of the seller's conveyancer. If you are aware that there is an conflict of interest or where the same firm is acting for the seller please advise the Society in writing. |
| DB UK Bank Ltd | Only if specifically requested. |
| Dudley Building Society | Only if specifically requested by us. |
| Ecology Building Society | No |
| Family Building Soc (a trading name of National Counties BS) | No. |
| First Direct | No |
| Fleet Mortgages | Yes |
| Foundation Home Loans |
No but we expect you to have satisfied yourself as to the identity of the seller's conveyancer. You should advise use if you intend to act on behalf of both the seller and the purchaser. |
| Furness Building Society | Yes |
| GE Money Home Lending Ltd | GE Money Home Lending has withdrawn from the UK mortgage market. |
| Gen H | No, however we must be advised if the firm is not registered with an appropriate regulatory body. |
| Godiva Mortgages Ltd | No. However, the legal representative should notify us if they intend to act for both the seller and the purchaser. |
| Habito | No |
| Halifax | Only if specifically requested. |
| Halifax Loans Ltd | |
| Hampden & Co. plc | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Handelsbanken | We don't need notification of the name and address of the seller's conveyancer but we expect you to have satisfied yourself as to the identity of the seller's conveyancer and to exercise good practice. |
| Harpenden Building Society | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Hinckley and Rugby Building Society | Yes. |
| Hodge | We do not require notification unless the name and address of the solicitors firm or licensed conveyancers practice do not appear in a legal directory or they are not currently on record with the Solicitors Regulation Authority or Council for Licensed Conveyancers as practising at the address shown on their note paper. |
| Hodge Equity Release | We do not require notification unless the name and address of the solicitor’s firm or licensed conveyancers practice do not appear in a legal directory or they are not currently on record with the Solicitors Regulation Authority or Council for Licensed Conveyancers as practising at the address shown on their note paper. |
| Holmesdale Building Society | No |
| HSBC UK Bank plc | No |
| Intelligent Finance | Only if specifically requested |
| Investec Bank plc | Not unless we specifically request you to do so. |
| ITL Mortgages | No. However, the legal representative should notify us if they intend to act for both the seller and the purchaser. |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | |
| Kensington Mortgage Company Ltd | No |
| Kent Reliance (a trading name of OneSavings Bank plc) | No but you should ensure they are registered with their regulatory body and maintain current practising certificates |
| Keystone Property Finance | Only if we specifically request you to do so |
| Landbay Partners Limited | Yes. |
| Landmark Mortgages Limited | Yes; where you are aware that there is a conflict of interest or where the same solicitor is acting for the seller and applicant or where we specifically request you to do so. |
| Leeds Building Society | No unless they do not appear in a legal directory or they are not currently on record with the Solicitors Regulation Authority or Council for Licensed Conveyancers as practising at the address shown on their note paper. |
| Legal & General Home Finance Ltd | Only if we ask you to do so. |
| LendInvest | We don't need notification of the name and address of the seller's conveyancer but we expect you to have satisfied yourself as to the identity of the seller's conveyancer and to exercise good practice. |
| LiveMore Capital | No |
| Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 20/40 | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 50/30/77 | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Lloyds TSB Scotland plc | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| M&S Bank | no |
| Magellan Homeloans | No |
| Manchester Building Society | Yes. Please provide both details of the firm and the individual acting. |
| Market Harborough Building Society |
Yes. The Legal Advisers acting for the lender and the borrower must ensure the Legal Advisers acting for the Vendor are currently registered with the Law Society/Society of Licenced Conveyancers at the stated registered address. They must also inform the Society immediately if the vendor instructs new solicitors or licensed conveyancers at any point prior to completion. |
| Masthaven Bank | Yes. |
| Metro Bank plc | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| ModaMortgages |
No, but you should ensure they are registered with their regulatory body and maintain current practising certificates. |
| Molo Finance | Only if specifically requested. |
| Monmouthshire Building Society |
We do not require notification unless the name and address of the solicitors firm or licensed conveyancers practice do not appear in a legal directory or they are not currently on record with the Solicitors Regulation Authority or Council for Licensed Conveyancers as practicing at the address shown on their note paper. |
| Mortgage Agency Services |
Only if specifically requested to do so |
| Mortgage Express | |
| Mortgage Express No 2 | |
| MPowered Mortgages | Only if we specifically request you to do so. However, the legal representative should notify us if they intend to act for both the seller and the purchaser. |
| National Counties Building Society | No. |
| National Westminster Bank plc | Please do not advise us of the firm acting for the seller, unless we specifically request. |
| Nationwide Building Society | No |
| Nedbank Private Wealth Ltd | No |
| New Street Mortgages | No |
| NRAM Ltd | |
| Paragon Buy to Let Mortgages | Yes |
| Paragon Residential Owner-Occupied Mortgages | Yes. |
| Paratus AMC Ltd | No but you should advise us if you intend to act on behalf of both the seller and the purchaser and we expect you to have satisfied yourself as to the identity of the seller's conveyancer. |
| Parity Trust | Yes |
| Pepper Money | No |
| Pepper Money (PUK) | No |
| Perenna | No |
| Platform (a trading name of The Co-operative Bank p.l.c.) | Only if specifically requested to do so |
| Precise Mortgages (Charter Court Financial Services Ltd) | No but you should ensure they are registered with their regulatory body and maintain current practising certificates. |
| Principality Building Society | We do not require notification unless the name and address of the solicitors firm or licensed conveyancers practice do not appear in a legal directory or they are not currently on record with the Solicitors Regulation Authority or Council for Licensed Conveyancers as practising at the address shown on their note paper. |
| Reliance Bank Ltd | No |
| Rooftop Mortgages Ltd | |
| Saffron Building Society | No |
| Sainsbury's Bank | Only if specifically requested. |
| Santander UK plc | Only if specifically requested to do so. |
| Scottish Building Society | No |
| Scottish Widows Bank | Only if we request you to do so. |
| Secure Trust Bank PLC | No. |
| Skipton Building Society | Yes |
| St James Place Bank | |
| State Bank of India UK | No, but you must ensure that appropriate checks have been carried out in compliance with all relevant Practice Notes issued by the Law Society. |
| Swansea Building Society | No |
| The Mortgage Business | |
| The Mortgage Lender Limited |
Yes, please notify completions@themortgagelender.com Tel: 0344 257 0426 |
| The Mortgage Works | No |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc | Please do not advise us of the firm acting for the seller, unless we specifically request. |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Direct Line Mortgages | |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Direct Line One | |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc First Active | |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Natwest one Account | |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc One Account | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Virgin One | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| The Tipton & Coseley Building Society | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Together Personal Finance Limited | Only if specifically requested. |
| Topaz Finance Ltd | |
| TSB Bank plc | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Ulster Bank |
Please do not advise us of the firm acting for the seller, unless we specifically request. |
| Vida Homeloans | No |
| Virgin Money | No but you'll need to let us know if you can't verify them. |
| Whistletree (a trading name of TSB Bank plc) | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Yorkshire Bank Home Loans Ltd | Only if ask you to do so. |
| Yorkshire Building Society | No. |
| Zephyr Homeloans | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |