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Newcastle Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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COMPLETIONmonitor is an online pre- and post-completion checklist for residential conveyancing lawyers. It is supported by PI insurers such as AmTrust. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk mitigation tool.

This system facilitates the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their instructions, with notifications given on Newcastle Building Society’s changes. Notwithstanding that using this technology is not a condition for acceptance on the Newcastle Building Society panel, demonstrating you can stay up to date with Newcastle Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your application to their lender panel and, more importantly, safeguard your panel status.

The software creates real-time alerts, automatically produces regulatory and CQS reports, and will enhance your firm's efficiency. In addition it is user friendly, cost-effective and, for many firms, results in a PII saving.

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Mortgage companies often change their requirements. The BSA instructions from Newcastle 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, Newcastle Building Society has made 178 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 15.3 days. In total, 43% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for Newcastle Building Society have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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Examples of recent questions relating to the Newcastle Building Society Solicitor Panel from members of the public

My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Newcastle Building Society fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How good are the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH as long as they're good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Newcastle Building Society panel?
Newcastle Building Society’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so it would be advisable to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Newcastle Building Society will allow to act for them.
I am due to move into my new home next Tuesday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as as he informs me that he is duty bound to validate that it is in order for Newcastle Building Society. What risks do Newcastle Building Society expect the insurance to cover?
All property lawyers on the Newcastle Building Society 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 Newcastle Building Society’s Part 2 requirements of the CML Handbook (last updated on Newcastle Building Society). Being on the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel your lawyer is expect to follow these instructions.
I require the services of a Newcastle Building Society panel solicitor in Inverness. Could you help me?
It is not clear why you need a Newcastle 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 Newcastle Building Society to find out which solicitors in Newcastle Building Society 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 lawyers in Birmingham have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with Newcastle Building Society. Is it case that being on the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
It very much depends from lender to lender 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 Newcastle Building Society Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Newcastle Building Society directly.
I previously instructed online solicitors based in London who are on the Newcastle Building Society solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate fee of £195 for the legal aspects of the Newcastle Building Society mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Newcastle Building Society?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Newcastle Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Newcastle Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
We have agreed to purchase a house.One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Newcastle Building Society 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 Newcastle Building Society your lawyer must to check the Newcastle Building Society conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Newcastle Building Society . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Newcastle 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.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Newcastle Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Newcastle Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Newcastle 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 Newcastle Building Society mortgage from the register. Newcastle 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 Newcastle Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and the Newcastle Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Newcastle Building Society mortgage has been paid off.

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