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Question: 3.2. Does the lender require notification of the name and address of the solicitors firm or independent qualified conveyancer 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 |
As detailed above in 1.11a |
| Aldermore Bank PLC | No but 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. |
| 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. |
| Barclays Bank UK PLC | No |
| 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 |
| Chelsea Building Society (a trading name of Yorkshire BS) | No. |
| 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 |
As detailed above in 1.11a |
| Coventry Building Society | No. However, the legal representative should notify us if they intend to act for both the seller and the purchaser. |
| Darlington Building Society |
Yes - Details to: Principal Office: Customer Support Department Sentinel House Morton Road Darlington DL1 4PT |
| DB UK Bank Ltd | Only where this is specifically requested. |
| Ecology Building Society | No |
| First Direct | No |
| Foundation Home Loans |
No but we expect you to have satisfied yourself as to the identity of the seller's conveyancer. You should advise us 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. |
| Godiva Mortgages Ltd | No. However, the legal representative should notify us if they intend to act for both the seller and the purchaser. |
| Halifax | Only where this is 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. |
| 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 Law Society of Scotland 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 solicitors firm or licensed conveyancers practice do not appear in a legal directory or they are not currently on record with the Law Society of Scotland as practising at the address shown on their note paper. |
| HSBC UK Bank plc | No |
| HSMS | |
| Intelligent Finance | Only if specifically requested. |
| ITL Mortgages | No. However, the legal representative should notify us if they intend to act for both the seller and the purchaser. |
| Kensington Mortgage Company Ltd | No. |
| Landbay Partners Limited | Yes |
| Landmark Mortgages Limited | No. |
| 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 40 | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 50 | 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 |
| Masthaven Bank | Yes. |
| Metro Bank Plc | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| Mortgage Agency Services |
Only if specifically requested to do so |
| Mortgage Express | |
| Mortgage Express No 2 | |
| 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 | No |
| Paragon Buy to Let Mortgages | Yes. |
| 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) | Yes; please notify our Completions Team at the address stated in the Mortgage Offer/ Instructions at the earliest opportunity (including details of any subsequent changes). |
| Rooftop Mortgages Ltd | |
| Sainsbury's Bank | Only if specifically requested. |
| Santander UK plc | Only if specifically requested to do so. |
| Scottish Building Society | No |
| Scottish Widows Bank | No |
| Skipton Building Society | Yes |
| St James Place Bank | |
| The Mortgage Business | |
| The Mortgage Lender Limited | Only if specifically requested to do so. |
| 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 | |
| Topaz Finance Ltd | |
| TSB Bank plc | Only if we specifically request you to do so. |
| UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd | |
| 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 we ask you to do so. |
| Yorkshire Building Society | No. |