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Nottingham Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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

This system assists the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their requirements, with notifications given on Nottingham Building Society’s changes. Notwithstanding that utilising this technology is not a prerequisite for Nottingham Building Society , demonstrating you can stay up to date with Nottingham Building Society’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your application to their lender panel and, just as importantly, safeguard your firm’s panel standing.

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, results in reduced PII premiums.

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Mortgage companies frequently change their requirements. The BSA instructions from Nottingham 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, Nottingham Building Society has made 26 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 105.0 days. In total, 20% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for Nottingham Building Society have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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Frequently asked questions relating to the Nottingham Building Society Conveyancing Panel from members of the public

For what reasons would a firm of solicitors be excluded from the Nottingham Building Society approved conveyancing panel?
According to a recent survey report by the solicitors regulator three quarters of law firms had been excluded from a lender panel. The top reasons in order are :
  1. Low volume of transactions
  2. the lawyer is a sole practitioner
  3. as part of the HSBC panel reduction
  4. regulatory contact by SRA
  5. accidental removal. We are not aware of the specific or common criteria for removal by Nottingham Building Society
Our solicitor has identified a legal deficiency with the lease for the property we are buying. The other side have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our lawyer has advised that as he is on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel he must ensure that the lender is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or Nottingham Building Society?
Just because you have a mortgage offer from Nottingham Building Society does not mean to say that the property will be meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the CML Handbook Requirements. You and Nottingham Building Society are the client. These conveyancing instructions have to be complied with by the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and Nottingham Building Society
Are there any apps to help search for a local solicitor on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 20 miles to meet the solicitor.
You can use the find a conveyancing panel search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest you. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the Nottingham Building Society solicitor panel.
I am in the process of mortgaging my property does my lawyer need to be on the Nottingham Building Society Solicitor panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel, but Nottingham Building Society would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
I'm spending time viewing flats and am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a mortgage with Nottingham Building Society
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with Nottingham Building Society , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel.
I have not been happy with the level or service received from my lawyer. Is there a Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel complaints department or do I complain directly to the law firm?
There is little point in complaining directly to Nottingham Building Society. Every solicitor firm and conveyancer must have a complaints procedure. You can get information from the solicitor’s or conveyancer’s website or ask at their office. They must tell you about it if you ask.

The Legal Ombudsman will make sure that your complaint is addressed by the solicitor. It can also advise you how to complain.

If a licensed conveyancer does not have a complaints procedure or will not tell you about it, contact the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which will make sure that your complaint is properly dealt with by the conveyancer. Please see below for more information.

I can not work out if my mortgage offer requires a lease extension . I have called Nottingham Building Society on numerous occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Nottingham Building Society 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?
Your lawyer has to follow the CML Handbook Part 2 requirements for Nottingham Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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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