Conveyancers’ Duties to Lenders: Key Issues Raised by the Lenders’ Handbook

The Handbook sets out the lenders’ title and enquiry requirements, but its numerous clauses are loaded with potential pitfalls for the unwary practitioner.

This recording adopts a practical approach to dealing with key problems faced by conveyancers when representing both borrower and lender.

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Learning objectives:

• Planning and Building Regulations infringements
• Restrictive covenants: reasonable enquiries to be made about a breach
• Leasehold flats: title defects and ground rents
• Bankruptcy entries: you must be satisfied they do not relate to the borrower
• New builds: NHBC cover & the limitations of architect's certificates
• Lender requesting borrower’s file: can you refuse to release it?
• Insights from key cases