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National Westminster Bank 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. It is a unique risk mitigation 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 National Westminster Bank’s changes. While utilising the software is not a prerequisite for National Westminster Bank , demonstrating you can stay up to date with National Westminster Bank’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your panel application and, just as importantly, safeguard your panel status.

COMPLETIONmonitor generates real-time alerts, automatically produces SRA and CQS reports, and will increase your firm's efficiency. It is also simply to use, cost-effective and, for many firms, results in a PII saving.

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Banks and building societies often change their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from National Westminster Bank 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 2008, National Westminster Bank has made 721 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 3.8 days. In total, 66% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for National Westminster Bank have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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National Westminster Bank Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions from members of the public

For what reasons could a firm of solicitors be excluded from the National Westminster Bank approved conveyancing panel?
According to a recent survey report by the solicitors regulator three quarters of law firms had been removed from a lender panel. The most common reasons in order are :
  1. Low volume of transactions
  2. the lawyer is a sole practitioner
  3. as part of the HSBC panel reduction
  4. regulatory contact by SRA
  5. accidental removal. We are not aware of the specific or common criteria for removal by National Westminster Bank
I am due to complete my purchase next Tuesday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as he says that he has to check this in has capacity as lawyer for National Westminster Bank. What risks do National Westminster Bank expect the insurance to cover?
Any lawyer on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in National Westminster Bank’s Part 2 requirements of the CML Handbook (last updated on National Westminster Bank). Being on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel your lawyer is expect to follow these instructions.
I require the services of a National Westminster Bank panel solicitor in Belfast. Can you assist?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a National Westminster Bank panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to National Westminster Bank to find out which solicitors in National Westminster Bank are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month
My solicitors in Birmingham have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with National Westminster Bank. Is it case that being on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the National Westminster Bank Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting National Westminster Bank directly.
Do most banks operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel requirements are different to National Westminster Bank’s conveyancing panel requirements.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with National Westminster Bank. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the National Westminster Bank panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your National Westminster Bank 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 National Westminster Bank mortgage from the register. National Westminster Bank,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 National Westminster Bank has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and the National Westminster Bank has instructed the Land Registry to do so The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your National Westminster Bank mortgage has been paid off.
My husband and I are acquiring a terraced house in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon will soon beretained. My brother-in-lawadvised that we enquire that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the National Westminster Bank panel. Is this really necessary?
A limited percentage of Hendon conveyancing firms are on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. 5 people a month use our search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing lawyer on the on the National Westminster Bank solicitors pane.

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