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Leek BS Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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COMPLETIONmonitor is web-based pre- and post-completion checklist for residential conveyancing lawyers. It is supported by professional indemnity insurers. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk mitigation tool.

This software is the only way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their requirements, with notifications given on Leek BS’s changes. Even though utilising the software is not a condition for being on the Leek BS panel, demonstrating you can stay up to date with Leek BS’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your application to their lender panel and, more importantly, protect your firm’s panel standing.

COMPLETIONmonitor creates real-time alerts, automatically produces regulatory and CQS reports, and will increase your firm's efficiency. In addition it is user friendly, cost-effective and, for many firms, leads to reduced PII premiums.

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Banks and building societies frequently vary their requirements. The BSA instructions from Leek BS 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, Leek BS has made 38 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 71.8 days. In total, 24% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for Leek BS have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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Q and A’s regarding the Leek BS Solicitor Panel from members of the public

Is there a reason why all UK lawyers aren't included on the Leek BS Solicitor panel?
Pre- 2008 most lenders had an appetite for risk which was higher than today. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 conducted a thematic review into mortgage fraud which concluded: know the conveyancing solicitors that you are dealing with. Consequently, lenders have regularly sought more information from law firms about their operations and the individuals who work for them and set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum number of transactions. Many firms that have been excluded from lender panels have 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Such firms were never going to meet the criteria of volume of transactions the lenders required.
We are due to exchange on the purchase a house but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the seller of £3k approx by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company Leek BS will not agree to this. Why was Leek BS even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Leek BS conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Leek BS of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Leek BS then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Leek BS.
Your search tool is useful but there are many lawyers listed near Newcastle on the Leek BS conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the Leek BS approved panel?
We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right firm for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with local knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. Before you appoint your lawyer we advise you to speak to two or three of the firms listed to gain comfort as to which one is right for you..
I am attempting to get my ex-husband removed the mortgage deeds. Can Leek BS really tell me which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but Leek BS 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 Leek BS solicitors panel
I have paid off my mortgage with Leek BS. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Leek BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Leek BS mortgage they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Leek BS mortgage from the register. Leek BS,and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage: but are not moving to another property where the Leek BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and the Leek BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Leek BS mortgage has been paid off.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat. I have a mortgage agreed with Leek BS. Conveyancing is new to me. 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 Leek BS you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Leek BS conveyancing panel.
Next month my fiance and I are taking a long lease of a 1st floor apartment in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon need to beinstructed. My motheradvised that we make sure that the property lawyer in Hendon is on the Leek BS panel. Is this really necessary?
Far from all Hendon conveyancing firms are on the Leek BS conveyancing panel. 8 people a month use our search tool to locate a Hendon conveyancing firm on the on the Leek BS solicitors pane.

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