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Dudley Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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Lexsure’s COMPLETIONmonitor is web-based pre- and post-completion checklist for residential conveyancing lawyers. It is supported by PI insurers. It is a unique risk mitigation tool.

This software facilitates the way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can remain fully compliant with their requirements, with notifications given on Dudley Building Society’s changes. Notwithstanding that utilising the tool is not a condition for being on the Dudley Building Society panel, demonstrating you can remain up to date with Dudley Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your panel application and, just as importantly, protect your firm’s panel status.

COMPLETIONmonitor creates real-time alerts, automatically produces regulatory and CQS reports, and will increase your firm's efficiency. It is also user friendly, cost-effective and, for many firms, results in reduced PII premiums.

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Mortgage companies often vary their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Dudley Building Society are not guidelines, they are instructions from a client. As with many clients, instructions can change - and they do change, frequently:

A Timeline of Policy Changes


Since 2008, Dudley Building Society has made 179 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 15.3 days. In total, 59% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Dudley Building Society have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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Frequently asked questions relating to the Dudley Building Society Solicitor Panel from members of the public

What is the rationale as to why all solicitors are not on the Dudley Building Society Conveyancing panel?
Dudley Building Society and other lenders ordinarily imposes restrictions either the type or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their approved list of lawyers. A common example of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that Dudley Building Society have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Dudley Building Society Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, Conveyancing is not their speciality? To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime; probably not.
Our conveyancer has discovered a legal deficiency with the lease for the apartment we are buying. The other side have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will cover the costs. Our solicitor says that as he is on the Dudley Building Society conveyancing panel he must ensure that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is Dudley Building Society?
The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and Dudley Building Society are the client. A precondition to being on the Dudley Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Dudley Building Society). The CML Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects will the lease so that Dudley Building Society can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected . 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.
Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Newcastle on the Dudley Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the Dudley Building Society approved panel?
We do not recommend specific firms as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. Before you appoint your lawyer we advise you to speak to two or three of the firms listed to gain comfort as to which one is right for you..
My house is up for sale and I have a buyer. Does my solicitor have to be on the Dudley Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Dudley Building Society conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
is it true that all solicitors on the Dudley Building Society conveyancing panel regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Dudley Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
I previously instructed online conveyancers based in Bristol who are on the Dudley Building Society solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £150 for dealing with the Dudley Building Society mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Dudley Building Society?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Dudley Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Dudley Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
Dudley Building Society have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on house has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up Dudley Building Society or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Dudley Building Society will tell you what documents they want. Dudley Building Society will instruct a valuer. The valuer will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about week to get a mortgage offer. Dudley Building Society will issue the offer to you and your lawyer. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing.

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