Melton Mowbray Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

Lexsure’s COMPLETIONmonitor is web-based pre- and post-completion checklist for property lawyers. Supported by the CML and PI insurers. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk management tool.

This system facilitates the way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their instructions, with alerts on Melton Mowbray Building Society’s changes. While using this technology is not a prerequisite for Melton Mowbray Building Society , demonstrating you can remain up to date with Melton Mowbray Building Society’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your panel application and, more importantly, protect your firm’s panel status.

COMPLETIONmonitor generates 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 some firms, leads to a PII saving.

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Banks and building societies frequently vary 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, frequently:

A Timeline of Policy Changes


Since 2010, Melton Mowbray Building Society has made 19 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 143.7 days. In total, 11% 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 01/06/2018 BSA
New Build Conveyancing
Melton Mowbray Building Society approved 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 approved 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
C.12 06/03/2017 BSA
New Build Conveyancing
Melton Mowbray Building Society panel conveyancer requirements for New Build Conveyancing : Home Warranty Schemes
E.12 21/03/2016 BSA
Mortgage Advance Mechanics
Details as to how Melton Mowbray Building Society pay the mortgage advance to conveyancing panel lawyers
D.55 10/08/2015 BSA
Shared Ownership and Shared Equity
Melton Mowbray Building Society requirements for approved lawyers for lending on affordable housing, shared equity and shared ownership properties
E.10 12/02/2014 BSA
Conveyancing : retenions by mortgage company
Melton Mowbray Building Society clarification to panel lawyers clarification as to who they release retentions (or instalments of the advance) to
C.11 08/01/2014 BSA
Houses in Multipe Occupation
Melton Mowbray Building Society panel conveyancer requirements where the property comes within the definition of a house in multiple occupation
D.34 26/03/2013 BSA
Leasehold Conveyancing
Melton Mowbray Building Society panel lawyers leasehold conveyancing requirements : minimum unexpired lease term

Last update 22/07/2019

Melton Mowbray Building Society Conveyancing Panel Example Support Desk Enquires from members of the public

My fiance and I are buying a 2 bedroom flat in Hackney with a mortgage from Melton Mowbray Building Society. We have a lawyer but Melton Mowbray Building Society says he's not on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to instruct one of the Melton Mowbray Building Society panel firms or keep our solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that Melton Mowbray Building Society use our lawyer?
Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Melton Mowbray Building Society
Can you help?. For no fault of my lawyer but, the conveyancing for my house purchase has been going on for months. The Local Authority Search from Melton Mowbray Building Society was date stamped random date and we have agreed a date for me to move into the property on 6 months + 3. My lawyer informs me that as she is on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel she needs to redo the searches as they are no longer valid.
A precondition to being on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Melton Mowbray Building Society)which specifies that a local authority search be not more than half a year old. You should nevertheless ask your lawyer to check whether something called ‘search validation’ indemnity insurance is acceptable to Melton Mowbray Building Society.
Do all the licensed conveyancers and solicitor practices listed on your directory have online case tracking as I understood that this was a condition of being on the Melton Mowbray Building Society solicitor panel?
No. There is no CML Part 2 or Building Society Association requirement relating to online case tracking. Some law firms operate such technology and some don't.
I am purchasing a new build flat and getting a mortgage with Melton Mowbray Building Society. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel in your location.
Can I be sure that the solicitor on the Melton Mowbray 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 recommend that you speak with the lawyer handling your conveyancing
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Melton Mowbray Building Society be concerned
Given that your lender is Melton Mowbray Building Society your lawyer must to check the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Melton Mowbray Building Society . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Melton Mowbray 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.
My husband and I are purchasing a flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are preferred to beinstructed. My motherrecommended that we enquire that the solicitor in Hendon is on the Melton Mowbray Building Society list of approved conveyancing firms. Is this really necessary?
Far from all Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel. 7 people a month use our search tool to locate a Hendon conveyancing practitioner on the on the Melton Mowbray Building Society solicitors pane.