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Holmesdale Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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

This system is the only way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their requirements, with alerts on Holmesdale Building Society’s changes. Even though using the tool is not a prerequisite for Holmesdale Building Society , demonstrating you can stay up to date with Holmesdale Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your panel application and, more importantly, protect your panel status.

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

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Banks and building societies often vary their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Holmesdale Building Society are not guidelines, they are instructions from a client. As with many clients, instructions can change - and they do change, over time:

A Timeline of Policy Changes


Since 2008, Holmesdale Building Society has made 31 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 88.1 days. In total, 14% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Holmesdale Building Society have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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

My lawyer is not listed on the Holmesdale Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Can I still use my preferred solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Holmesdale Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
You will need to have a conveyancer complete the legal work required when you take out a Holmesdale Building Society mortgage to buy your property. They’ll carry out all the necessary legal checks on the property, make sure that you’re properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is in place. You can instruct a conveyancing firm of your choice. However, if the firm selected is not a member of the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel additional costs will be incurred as separate legal representation will be required by Holmesdale Building Society. Conveyancing panel applications can be submitted, so if your conveyancer has not previously applied for membership they can do so.
My solicitor has spotted an inconsistency when comparing the information in Holmesdale Building Society’s home valuation report and what is in the conveyancing documents. My solicitor says that as he is on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel he must check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content go ahead. Is my lawyer’s course or action appropriate?
A precondition to being on the Holmesdale Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Holmesdale Building Society) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. 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.
I am Googling for conveyancing quotes online. Can I be assured that all the firms that are listed on your site are on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have advised us that they are on the Holmesdale Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Holmesdale Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel is incorrect.
I was expecting to complete on my flat two days ago. My solicitor is on the Holmesdale Building Society solicitors panel but has changed address 8 weeks ago and had not informed Holmesdale Building Society of their new address. Holmesdale Building Society is now refusing to release my funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is as unusual as it is unlucky. The majority of 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 Holmesdale Building Society branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
Can I be sure that the solicitor on the Holmesdale Building Society panel is any good?
seeking recommendations is a sensible start. 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 advise that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your transaction
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Holmesdale Building Society as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Holmesdale Building Society do not ordinarily appoint a member of 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 Holmesdale Building Society panel
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Holmesdale Building Society have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that your lender is Holmesdale Building Society your lawyer must to check the Holmesdale Building Society conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Holmesdale Building Society . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Holmesdale Building Society where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. Requirements for Scotland are due in the near future.

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