Handelsbanken Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

Lexsure’s COMPLETIONmonitor is an online pre- and post-completion checklist for residential conveyancing lawyers. Supported by the CML and PI insurers such as AmTrust. It is a unique risk management tool.

This system is the only way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can remain fully compliant with their requirements, with notifications given on Handelsbanken’s changes. Even though utilising this technology is not a prerequisite for Handelsbanken , demonstrating you can remain up to date with Handelsbanken’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your application to their lender panel and, more importantly, safeguard your firm’s panel status.

COMPLETIONmonitor generates real-time alerts, automatically produces regulatory and CQS reports, and will improve your firm's efficiency. In addition it is user friendly, cost-effective and, for some firms, results in reduced PII premiums.

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Banks and building societies often change their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Handelsbanken 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, Handelsbanken has made 13 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the CML Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 210.0 days. In total, 2% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Handelsbanken have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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Recent Changes Include

# Date Assoc. Changes Related To
6.7.1 13/06/2017 CML
New Build Conveyancing
Handelsbanken panel conveyancer requirements for New Build Conveyancing : Home Warranty Schemes
6.7.2 13/06/2017 CML
New Build Conveyancing
Handelsbanken panel conveyancer requirements for New Build Conveyancing : whether home warranty documentation should be sent to Handelsbanken
14.1.4 08/07/2016 CML
Post Completion Conveyancing
Does the Handelsbanken require their approved lawyer to make a form CH2 application to the Land Registry ?
7.3 02/03/2016 CML
Occupiers at the Property
Handelsbanken panel conveyancer requirements for adult occupiers : Do Handelsbanken require a consent to mortgage from all occupants aged 17 or over
6.14.1 30/11/2015 CML
Building Insurance
Handelsbanken approved lawyers additional requirements concerning building insurance

Last update 18/01/2019

Handelsbanken Solicitor Panel Sample Enquires to our Call Center from members of the public

My husband and I are purchasing a 3 bedroom flat in Hackney with a mortgage from Handelsbanken. We would like to retain our lawyer but Handelsbanken says he's not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the Handelsbanken panel firms or keep our solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that Handelsbanken use our lawyer?
Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Handelsbanken
Our solicitor has uncovered a legal deficiency with the lease for the property we are buying. The seller’s lawyers have offered defective title insurance as a solution. We are content with insurance and will pay for it. Our solicitor says that as he is on the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel he must ensure that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is Handelsbanken?
Just because you have a mortgage offer from Handelsbanken does not mean to say that the property will be meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the CML Handbook Requirements. You and Handelsbanken are the client. The appropriate lender requirements have to be complied with by the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and Handelsbanken
I am planning to acquire a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Birmingham who is on the Handelsbanken conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Handelsbanken . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
The solicitors that just started acting on my purchase in Brighton has without warning closed. They were on acting for me because I needed a lawyer on the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel and my family lawyer was not. I gave them a cheque for £150 in advance. What are my options?
If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist
How can we tell if a solicitor on the Handelsbanken panel is any good?
seeking recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor carrying out your transaction
I had an offer accepted on a property on the 5th January 2014, valuation was booked five days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Handelsbanken and chasing them on my offer I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel. Are Handelsbanken entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Handelsbanken to deal with your lawyers application to be on the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.
Next month my fiance and I are purchasing a garden flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon beretained. My fathersuggested that we enquire that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the Handelsbanken panel. Is this really necessary?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing practices are on the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel. Click here to search for a Hendon conveyancing lawyer on the on the Handelsbanken approved list of lawyers.