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Harpenden Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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

This software optimises the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can remain fully compliant with their requirements, with notifications given on Harpenden Building Society’s changes. Even though utilising the software is not a condition for being on the Harpenden Building Society panel, demonstrating you can stay up to date with Harpenden Building Society’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your panel application and, more importantly, safeguard your panel status.

The system generates real-time alerts, automatically produces regulatory and CQS reports, and will enhance your firm's efficiency. It is also simply to use, cost-effective and, for many firms, results in a PII saving.

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Mortgage companies often vary their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Harpenden 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, Harpenden Building Society has made 176 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 15.5 days. In total, 68% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Harpenden Building Society have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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Harpenden Building Society Solicitor Panel Recently Asked Questions from members of the public

I was advised recently by my estate agent that my property lawyer is not on the Harpenden Building Society Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?
You need to contact your lawyer directly. You lawyer should advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the the approved Harpenden Building Society solicitor panel.
Our son-in-law is buying a new build apartment with a mortgage from Harpenden Building Society. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Harpenden Building Society conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested.

The Developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it.

The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Harpenden Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

I am looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Newcastle who is on the Harpenden Building Society solicitor. 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 Harpenden Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am trying to get my ex-wife taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Harpenden Building Society really tell me which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but Harpenden Building Society then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Harpenden Building Society solicitors panel
Do most banks operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the Harpenden Building Society conveyancing panel requirements are different to Harpenden Building Society’s conveyancing panel criteria.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat. I have a mortgage agreed with Harpenden Building Society. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event if you are getting a mortgage with Harpenden Building Society you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Harpenden Building Society conveyancing panel.
My brother and I are taking a long lease of a flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are about to beappointed. My agentrecommended that we enquire that the property lawyer in Hendon is on the Harpenden Building Society approved list of lawyers. Is this really necessary?
Far from all Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the Harpenden Building Society conveyancing panel. 7 people a month use our search tool to search for a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the Harpenden Building Society approved list of lawyers.

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