June 2022

Sole Practitioners & Lenders Panels

Submitted by Sheila on Thu, 02/06/2022 - 07:55

Decisions made by banks that do not understand our business models continue to impact adversely on sole practitioner firms, writes Sukhjit Ahluwalia.

We all know that the approach of mortgage lenders to managing their residential conveyancing panels has led to challenges for the profession as a whole. However, for sole practitioner conveyancers, this has meant facing an onslaught of discrimination, with corporate decisions being taken by bank after bank to exclude sole practitioner firms from their lending panels.