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Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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Lexsure’s COMPLETIONmonitor is web-based pre- and post-completion checklist for residential conveyancing lawyers. It is supported by PI insurers. It is a unique risk management tool.

This software facilitates the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can remain fully compliant with their requirements, with automatic updates on Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s changes. Even though using the tool 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, just as importantly, safeguard your firm’s panel status.

The system generates real-time alerts, automatically produces compliance and CQS reports, and will improve your firm's efficiency. It is also user friendly, cost-effective and, for many firms, results in reduced PII premiums.

Find a Law Firm approved by Norwich and Peterborough Building Society

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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Common questions asked concerning the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Solicitor Panel from members of the public

My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Norwich and Peterborough Building Society fees if I use my own solicitor. How good are the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use provided that they are good and reasonably priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel?
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s conveyancing panel is substantial so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will allow to act for them.
My solicitor is asking me for personal identification documents stating that this forms part of his obligations as a conveyancer on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Solicitor panel. Can this be correct?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that Norwich and Peterborough Building Society also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society CML Handbook requirements last updated on Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
I am Googling for conveyancing quotes online. Can I be confident that all the firms that are listed on your site are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel is not accurate.
I was expecting to complete on my dream home yesterday. My lawyer’s firm is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel but has changed address 8 weeks ago and had not advised Norwich and Peterborough Building Society of their new address. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society is now refusing to release my funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
This is a rare situation indeed. Most lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Norwich and Peterborough Building Society branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
I have had an offer accepted on a apartment I spoke to a lawyer previously used by my uncle and he recommended using a property lawyers approved by Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Norwich and Peterborough Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society suggested that either firm can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Norwich and Peterborough Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask Norwich and Peterborough Building Society for conveyancing panel firms in your area. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Norwich and Peterborough Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
I have a mortgage with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Conveyancing has been completed months ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?
You must advise Norwich and Peterborough Building Society before letting out 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 permit you to let 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. You need not do this via a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel firm.
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on house has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up Norwich and Peterborough Building Society or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will tell you what documents they want. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will instruct a valuer. The valuer will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about week to get a mortgage offer. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will issue the offer to you and your lawyer. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing.

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