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Nationwide Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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COMPLETIONmonitor is an online pre- and post-completion checklist for property lawyers. It is supported by PI insurers. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk mitigation tool.

This software facilitates the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their requirements, with alerts on Nationwide Building Society’s changes. Notwithstanding that utilising COMPLETIONmonitor is not a prerequisite for Nationwide Building Society , demonstrating you can stay up to date with Nationwide Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your application to their lender panel and, more importantly, safeguard your panel standing.

The software generates real-time alerts, automatically produces COLP and CQS reports, and will enhance 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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Lenders often change their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Nationwide 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 2008, Nationwide Building Society has made 835 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 3.3 days. In total, 52% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Nationwide Building Society have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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FAQs for the Nationwide BS Solicitor Panel from members of the public

My husband and I are purchasing a 2 bedroom flat in Newcastle with a mortgage from Nationwide Building Society. We would like to retain our solicitor but Nationwide BS says she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the Nationwide Building Society panel solicitors 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 Nationwide BS use our lawyer?
No, not really. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the Nationwide 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 Nationwide BS
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 Nationwide Building Society will not agree to this. Why was Nationwide BS even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Nationwide BS of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Nationwide Building Society then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Nationwide BS.
I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Nationwide BS 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 Nationwide 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 Nationwide BS solicitor panel.
We're in Birmingham, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Nationwide Building Society , but our lawyer is on the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Nationwide 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
Is there a list of Nationwide BS panel conveyancers on the Building Society Association’s 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 am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Nationwide BS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Nationwide Building Society your lawyer must to check the Nationwide BS conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Nationwide Building Society . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Nationwide BS where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. The CML are developing guidance for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
It is not clear whether my mortgage offer requires a lease extension . I have called Nationwide Building Society on various occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Nationwide BS conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?
As long as the conveyancer is on the Nationwide Building Society panel she or he must comply with the CML Handbook requirements for Nationwide BS. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Nationwide BS will go ahead your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask Nationwide Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.

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