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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. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk management tool.

This system optimises the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their instructions, with automatic updates on Hodge Equity Release’s changes. While using this technology is not a prerequisite for Hodge Equity Release , demonstrating you can stay up to date with Hodge Equity Release’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your panel application and, more importantly, protect your firm’s panel status.

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

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Lenders often vary their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Hodge Equity Release 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, Hodge Equity Release has made 152 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 18.0 days. In total, 14% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Hodge Equity Release have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Hodge Equity Release fees if I use my own solicitor. How efficient are the Hodge Equity Release conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use provided that they are good and reasonably priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Hodge Equity Release panel?
Hodge Equity Release’s conveyancing panel is substantial so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Hodge Equity Release will allow to act for them.
Our conveyancing solicitor has requested from me identification documents saying that this is part of his legal duty as a solicitor on the Hodge Equity Release Solicitor panel. This is news to me - can I refuse?
Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offense if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage with Hodge Equity Release your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy Hodge Equity Release
I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Hodge Equity Release conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Hodge Equity Release approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Hodge Equity Release conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Hodge Equity Release solicitor panel.
I am considering applying for a Hodge Equity Release mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) with 60% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Hodge Equity Release?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor but Hodge Equity Release will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
I'm spending time looking at flats and am about to put in an offer. Is it best to have a conveyancer on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a home loan with Hodge Equity Release
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Hodge Equity Release , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Hodge Equity Release conveyancing panel.
On the whole I have been dissatisfied with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a Hodge Equity Release conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
There is little point in complaining directly to Hodge Equity Release. All solicitors 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 Hodge Equity Release conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property? Or I've digested plenty of mortgage guides,I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my solicitor - who is on the Hodge Equity Release conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Hodge Equity Release will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Hodge Equity Release 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 Hodge Equity Release you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.

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