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Ecology Building Society 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 such as AmTrust. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk mitigation tool.

This software facilitates the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their instructions, with notifications given on Ecology Building Society’s changes. Notwithstanding that using the tool is not a condition for being on the Ecology Building Society panel, demonstrating you can stay up to date with Ecology Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your panel application and, more importantly, safeguard your panel standing.

The system generates real-time alerts, automatically produces SRA and CQS reports, and will increase your firm's efficiency. It is also user friendly, cost-effective and, for some firms, leads to reduced PII premiums.

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Banks and building societies frequently change their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Ecology 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, Ecology Building Society has made 239 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 11.4 days. In total, 52% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Ecology Building Society have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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FAQs for the Ecology Building Society Conveyancing Panel from members of the public

It has come to my attention via my mortgage adviser that my property lawyer is not on the Ecology Building Society Solicitor panel. What can I do to check?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for Ecology Building Society.
Can you help?. For no fault of my lawyer but, my purchase conveyancing has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Ecology Building Society was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 10 days inc Day of week eg. Mon. My lawyer informs me that as she is on the Ecology Building Society conveyancing panel she needs to redo the searches as they are no longer acceptable to the lender.
One of the many conditions to being on the Ecology Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Ecology Building Society)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Ecology Building Society.
Whilst your website is a good idea there are many lawyers listed near Manchester on the Ecology Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the Ecology 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. We recommend that you speak to 3 or 4 lawyers listed before you make your choice..
I was due to complete on my flat last Thursday. My solicitor is on the Ecology Building Society conveyancing panel but has changed address 8 weeks ago and had not advised Ecology Building Society of their new address. Ecology Building Society has locked down the release of mortgage funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is as unusual as it is unlucky. 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 Ecology Building Society branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Ecology Building Society as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Ecology Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Ecology Building Society would not normally instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Ecology Building Society panel
I have agreed a price on a apartment I spoke to a conveyancer previously used by my uncle and he recommended instructing a law firm approved by Ecology Building Society. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Ecology Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Ecology Building Society pointed out that either practice can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Ecology Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Enquire of Ecology Building Society for conveyancing panel firms in your area. Most banks have lawyers on their panel throughout the UK. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Ecology Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Ecology Building Society conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Ecology Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
My husband and I are remortgaging a house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon begiven the go-ahead. My motheradvised that we enquire that the solicitor in Hendon is on the Ecology Building Society panel. Aren't all lawyers on the Ecology Building Society panel?
It is not that case that all Hendon conveyancing practices are on the Ecology Building Society conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing solicitor on the on the Ecology Building Society approved list of lawyers.

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