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Norwich and Peterborough 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 professional indemnity insurers. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk management tool.

This system optimises the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can remain fully compliant with their requirements, with alerts on Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s changes. While utilising COMPLETIONmonitor is not a prerequisite for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society , demonstrating you can remain up to date with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your application to their lender panel and, more importantly, protect your panel standing.

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

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Banks and building societies frequently change their requirements. The BSA instructions from Norwich and Peterborough 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, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has made 59 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 46.3 days. In total, 48% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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FAQs for the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Solicitor Panel from members of the public

My lawyer is not listed on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society list of approved lawyers?
You will need to have a conveyancer complete the legal work required when you take out a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage to buy your property. They’ll carry out all the necessary legal checks on the property, make sure that you’re properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is in place. You can instruct a conveyancing firm of your choice. However, if the firm selected is not a member of the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel additional costs will be incurred as separate legal representation will be required by Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Conveyancing panel applications can be submitted, so if your conveyancer has not previously applied for membership they can do so.
I am buying a new build duplex and my conveyancer is advising me that she is duty bound to disclose incentives from the seller as her firm is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange contracts and I would rather not delay the conveyancing. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Norwich and Peterborough Building Society). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I need to find a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel solicitor in Inverness. Could you help me?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Norwich and Peterborough 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 Norwich and Peterborough Building Society to find out which solicitors in Norwich and Peterborough 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
I am attempting to get my former partner taken off the mortgage deeds. Can Norwich and Peterborough Building Society really insist on which solicitor I can or can not use?
You can use any solicitor you like but Norwich and Peterborough 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 Norwich and Peterborough Building Society solicitors panel
We were going to get a DIP from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society recommend a solicitor on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer
You will need to appoint solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society through the process.
I currently have a mortgage with with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Conveyancing was finalised 12 months ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?
You must advise Norwich and Peterborough Building Society before renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Norwich and Peterborough Building Society directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor.
It is not clear whether my mortgage offer requires a lease extension . I have called Norwich and Peterborough Building Society on various occasions and told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply dont know who is right
As long as the conveyancer is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel she or he must comply with the CML Handbook requirements for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Norwich and Peterborough Building Society 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 Norwich and Peterborough 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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