Ipswich Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

COMPLETIONmonitor is an online pre- and post-completion checklist for property lawyers. Supported by the CML and PI insurers. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk management tool.

This software assists the way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can remain fully compliant with their requirements, with notifications given on Ipswich Building Society’s changes. While utilising this technology is not a condition for being on the Ipswich Building Society panel, demonstrating you can remain up to date with Ipswich Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your application to their lender panel and, more importantly, safeguard your firm’s panel status.

The software generates real-time alerts, automatically produces regulatory and CQS reports, and will enhance 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 vary their requirements. The BSA instructions from Ipswich 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 2010, Ipswich Building Society has made 36 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 75.8 days. In total, 34% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for Ipswich Building Society have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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Recent Changes Include

# Date Assoc. Changes Related To
A.10 04/08/2014 BSA
General Mortgage Instructions
Contact details at Ipswich Building Society for conveyancing panel lawyers to obtain mortgage documentation
C.10 04/08/2014 BSA
Tenancy Agreements
Does Ipswich Building Society need to be sent a copy of the proposed tenancy?
D.13 04/08/2014 BSA
Conveyancing Searches: Personal Searches and/or insurance
Ipswich Building Society approved lawyers clarification as to whether they accept personal searches/insurance and, if yes, the Ipswich Building Society requirements
D.22 04/08/2014 BSA
Planning Permission and Building Regulation Consent
Ipswich Building Society approved lawyers clarification as to whether they need to send an original/copy of any building regulation consents and planning permissions
E.12 04/08/2014 BSA
Mortgage Advance Mechanics
Details as to how Ipswich Building Society pay the mortgage advance to conveyancing panel lawyers
E.33 04/08/2014 BSA
Post Completion Conveyancing
Which documents should conveyancing panelfor Ipswich Building Society send the title deeds and documents following completion?
F.1 04/08/2014 BSA
General Mortgage Instructions
Contact details at Ipswich Building Society for conveyancing panel lawyers to obtain mortgage documentation
A.12 04/08/2014 BSA
Conveyancing Panel
Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel criteria
D.11 04/08/2014 BSA
Conveyancing Searches: Environmental Searches
Ipswich Building Society approved lawyers requirement as to whether they want receive environmental or contaminated land reports
F.19 23/04/2010 BSA
Mortgage Discharge
Hoe does Ipswich Building Society discharge their interest : Advice to Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel lawyers

Last update 13/09/2019

Ipswich Building Society Solicitor Panel Sample Enquires to our Call Center from members of the public

I instructed a firm of solicitors to carry out on my remortgage 5 weeks ago having applied for a mortgage with Ipswich Building Society. The law firm reassured me that they are on Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel and advised me their panel number. Ipswich Building Society then called me to say that their panel number was dormant and would need to be reactivated. What do I do from here? Do I instruct a different law firm listed on the approved panel for Ipswich Building Society?
The answer depends on whether you still have confidence in the said solicitors and how long it will take for the firm to be reinstated on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel You may wish to enlist the help of your broker to check with the Ipswich Building Society as to how long they think it will take to get the firm to get back on the panel.
We are approaching an exchange and my mum and dad having transferred the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to disclose this to my lender Ipswich Building Society. Apparently, being on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Ipswich Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I advised the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Ipswich Building Society to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Ipswich Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Ipswich Building Society 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 Ipswich Building Society 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 Ipswich Building Society solicitor panel.
We're in Liverpool, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is Ipswich Building Society , but our solicitor is on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a time-frame for your conveyancing due to third parties outside of our control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Ipswich Building Society as we wish to carry out alterations or improvements our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Ipswich Building Society would not normally instruct firms on their conveyancing panel 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 Ipswich Building Society panel
We expect to receive a DIP from Ipswich Building Society this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the Ipswich Building Society recommend a solicitor on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer
You will need to appoint solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the Ipswich Building Society through the process.
I'm at the point of viewing houses and am about to put in an offer. Is it best to have a conveyancer on ‘stand by’? I I am planning to take a home loan with Ipswich Building Society
It would be sensible to have your start your search soon rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Ipswich Building Society , ask your prospective lawyers check they are on the Ipswich Building Society conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.