Melton Mowbray Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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Banks and building societies frequently change their requirements. The BSA instructions from Melton Mowbray 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, Melton Mowbray Building Society has made 45 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 60.7 days. In total, 30% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for Melton Mowbray Building Society have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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Recent Changes Include

# Date Assoc. Changes Related To
C.12 15/01/2020 BSA
New Build Conveyancing
Melton Mowbray Building Society approved conveyancer requirements for New Build Conveyancing : Home Warranty Schemes
B.13 31/07/2019 BSA
ID Documentation
Melton Mowbray Building Society panel lawyers requirements re ID Documentation: Further acceptable documents (if any)
F.9 23/07/2019 BSA
Transfer of Equity
Contact details at Melton Mowbray Building Society for conveyancing panel lawyers for obtaining execution of transfer equity
D.11 23/07/2019 BSA
Conveyancing Searches: Environmental Searches
Melton Mowbray Building Society panel lawyers requirement as to whether they want receive environmental or contaminated land reports
C.12 07/12/2018 BSA
New Build Conveyancing
Melton Mowbray Building Society panel conveyancer requirements for New Build Conveyancing : Home Warranty Schemes
D.55 25/05/2018 BSA
Shared Ownership and Shared Equity
Melton Mowbray Building Society requirements for conveyancing panel lawyers for lending on affordable housing, shared equity and shared ownership properties
C.12 25/05/2018 BSA
New Build Conveyancing
Melton Mowbray Building Society approved conveyancer requirements for New Build Conveyancing : Home Warranty Schemes
C.12 24/01/2018 BSA
New Build Conveyancing
Melton Mowbray Building Society panel conveyancer requirements for New Build Conveyancing : Home Warranty Schemes
E.12 11/02/2016 BSA
Mortgage Advance Mechanics
Details as to how Melton Mowbray Building Society pay the mortgage advance to conveyancing panel lawyers
B.3 10/08/2015 BSA
Withdrawal of Mortgage Offer
Circumstances in which Melton Mowbray Building Society may withdraw a mortgage offer

Last update 18/01/2020

Melton Mowbray Building Society Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions from members of the public

Much to my surprise I have been told by my mortgage broker that my lawyer is not on the Melton Mowbray Building Society Solicitor panel. What can I do to be certain that this is indeed the case?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your lawyer directly. You lawyer should advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a firm that is on the the approved Melton Mowbray Building Society solicitor panel.
can you help? My conveyancer is informing me me that he has to apply for a Local Authority search stemming from the fact that the firm are on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel. Is my lawyer correct?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with Melton Mowbray Building Society your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Melton Mowbray Building Society’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Melton Mowbray Building Society. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I need to find a Melton Mowbray Building Society panel solicitor in Belfast. Could you help me?
It is not clear why you need a Melton Mowbray Building Society panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Melton Mowbray Building Society to find out which solicitors in Melton Mowbray Building Society are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. At a fee of one pound per month it is not expensive to register on the site
I would like to get my ex-wife removed the mortgage deeds. Can Melton Mowbray Building Society really insist on which solicitor I can or can not instruct?
You can use any solicitor you like but Melton Mowbray 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 Melton Mowbray Building Society solicitors panel
Are all Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel?
A selection of banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
Can you point me to a directory of Melton Mowbray Building Society panel conveyancers on the CML Handbook Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Melton Mowbray Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Melton Mowbray Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Melton Mowbray Building Society 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 Melton Mowbray Building Society mortgage from the register. Melton Mowbray Building Society,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 Melton Mowbray Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and the Melton Mowbray Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Melton Mowbray Building Society mortgage has been paid off.