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Bradford & Bingley Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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Lexsure’s COMPLETIONmonitor is an online pre- and post-completion checklist for property lawyers. It is supported by PI insurers. It is a unique risk mitigation tool.

This system optimises the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their instructions, with notifications given on Bradford & Bingley’s changes. While utilising this technology is not a prerequisite for Bradford & Bingley , demonstrating you can remain up to date with Bradford & Bingley’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your application to their lender panel and, more importantly, protect your panel standing.

The software creates real-time alerts, automatically produces COLP and CQS reports, and will improve your firm's efficiency. It is also simply to use, cost-effective and, for many firms, leads to a PII saving.

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Lenders often change their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Bradford & Bingley are not guidelines, they are instructions from a client. As with many clients, instructions can change - and they do change, over time:

A Timeline of Policy Changes


Since 2008, Bradford & Bingley has made 370 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 7.4 days. In total, 39% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Bradford & Bingley have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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Bradford & Bingley Conveyancing Panel Example Support Desk Enquires from members of the public

The lawyer my husband and I wanted to use for conveyancing on a purchase said he will levy higher legal fees if my lender is due to their unusual legal requirements. Am I likely to be frustrated using Bradford & Bingley? Is Bradford & Bingley conveyancing so much more difficult?
Bradford & Bingley conveyancing requirements for their panel are no better or no more complicated than most lenders. It is the case now the CML Handbook, the "bible" used by solicitors to establish lender requirements, is different for each lender. It is not clear if your lawyer is on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel. If they are not, this does add further risk of delay as Bradford & Bingley will appoint their own solicitors to look after their interest.
My solicitor has discovered a discrepancy when comparing the assumptions in Bradford & Bingley’s home valuation survey and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My lawyer says that as he is on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel he is duty bound to check that the lender is happy with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my conveyancer’s approach legitimate?
A precondition to being on the Bradford & Bingley approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Bradford & Bingley) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
I require the services of a Bradford & Bingley panel solicitor in Inverness. Can you assist?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Bradford & Bingley panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Bradford & Bingley to find out which solicitors in Bradford & Bingley are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month
I was supposed to move into my dream home two days ago. My lawyer’s firm is on the Bradford & Bingley solicitors panel but has changed address in the past couple of months and had not advised Bradford & Bingley of their new address. Bradford & Bingley is now refusing to release my funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is a rare situation indeed. Most lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Bradford & Bingley branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
Can I register a complaint to Bradford & Bingley about the lawyers being on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel?
There is little point in complaining directly to Bradford & Bingley. Every solicitor firm and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.

The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is addressed by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.

If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.

I have instructed a lawyer having checked that they are on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property? Or I've digested plenty of mortgage guides,I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my solicitor - who is on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Bradford & Bingley will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Bradford & Bingley will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller. or Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Bradford & Bingley you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.
We are are acquiring a 1st floor apartment in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are preferred to beretained. My fathersuggested that we make sure that the property lawyer in Hendon is on the Bradford & Bingley list of approved conveyancing firms. Is this right?
It is not that case that all Hendon conveyancing firms are on the Bradford & Bingley conveyancing panel. 8 people a month use our search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing lawyer on the on the Bradford & Bingley solicitors pane.

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