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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 residential conveyancing lawyers. It is supported by PI insurers. It is a unique risk management tool.

This software is the only way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their requirements, with alerts on Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s changes. Even though utilising the tool is not a condition for acceptance on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel, 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, safeguard your panel status.

The system generates real-time alerts, automatically produces COLP and CQS reports, and will enhance your firm's efficiency. It is also user friendly, cost-effective and, for some firms, leads to reduced PII premiums.

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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 : The Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Conveyancing Panel from members of the public

A lawyer I had intended to instruct on a purchase said he will levy higher legal fees if my lender is because of their unusual legal requirements. Will I regret using Norwich and Peterborough Building Society? Any comments will be appreciated
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing requirements for their panel are no better or no more complicated than most lenders. It is the case now the CML Handbook, the "bible" used by solicitors to establish lender requirements, is different for each lender. It is not clear if your lawyer is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. If they are not, this does add further risk of delay as Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will appoint their own solicitors to look after their interest.
I am buying a new build apartment and my solicitor is telling me that she has to disclose incentives from the developer as her practice is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. I am under pressure to exchange contracts and I have no desire to prolong deal. Can I insist on an exchange regardless of what my lawyer says about being on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel?
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 am planning to acquire a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Leeds who is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
My grandfather passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the property. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Norwich and Peterborough Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this possible?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Are all Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now use the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their panels.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Norwich and Peterborough Building Society do solicitors have to be pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
I have today made my last payment due on mortgage with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I assume I don't need a solicitor on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm
If you have finished paying off your Norwich and Peterborough 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 Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage from the register. Norwich and Peterborough 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 Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage has been paid off.

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