Pepper Money (UK) Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

COMPLETIONmonitor is an online pre- and post-completion checklist for property lawyers. Supported by the CML and professional indemnity insures. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk mitigation tool.

This system assists the way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their requirements, with alerts on Pepper Money (UK)’s changes. Even though using the tool is not a prerequisite for Pepper Money (UK) , demonstrating you can remain up to date with Pepper Money (UK)’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 COLP and CQS reports, and will improve your firm's efficiency. It is also simply to use, cost-effective and, for many firms, leads to reduced PII premiums.

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Lenders frequently vary their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Pepper Money (UK) 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 2008, Pepper Money (UK) has made 2 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the CML Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 1365.0 days. In total, 1% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Pepper Money (UK) have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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Recent Changes Include

# Date Assoc. Changes Related To
5.14.1 28/08/2019 CML
Leasehold Conveyancing
Pepper Money (PUK) approved lawyers leasehold conveyancing requirements : minimum unexpired lease term
Lender Name 01/07/2019 CML
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Last update 14/09/2019

Pepper Money (UK) Solicitor Panel Example Support Desk Enquires from members of the public

I am selling my flat and the estate agent has just e-mailed to warn that the buyers are swapping solicitor. The excuse is that Pepper Money (UK) will only engage with solicitors on their approved list. On what basis would a leading mortgage company only work with specific solicitors?
Banks have always had panels of law firms they are willing to work with, but in the past few years big names such as Santander, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for more than 25 years.

Lenders blame a rise in fraud as the reason for the cull – criteria have been tightened and a smaller panel should be easier to keep an eye on. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society says it is hearing daily from firms that have been removed from panels, or have other concerns about them. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyer’s case. Your purchasers are unlikely to have any sway in the decision.

I do hope you can help me. My solicitor is informing me me that he has to conduct a Local Authority search because the firm are on the Pepper Money (UK) approved lawyer panel. Is my lawyer correct?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with Pepper Money (UK) your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Pepper Money (UK)’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Pepper Money (UK). even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I see that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Pepper Money (UK) conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my own house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Pepper Money (UK) conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
My lawyers in Liverpool have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Pepper Money (UK). Is it case that being on the Pepper Money (UK) conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
Different lenders have different requirements 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 Pepper Money (UK) Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Pepper Money (UK) directly.
Is the case that all CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors on the Pepper Money (UK) conveyancing panel?
It is true that some banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Pepper Money (UK) as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Pepper Money (UK) conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Pepper Money (UK) would not normally instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Pepper Money (UK) list
Hi, thinking about buying a house off my mate. Assuming we can agree a figure, what’s the best way to proceed? I hope to get a mortgage with Pepper Money (UK). Is there anyway to cut out the solicitors to save us both money? My father said that years ago it was possible to take the documents into the local Land Registry office and they did the rest
If you are getting a mortgage with Pepper Money (UK) involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Pepper Money (UK) conveyancing panel. We would not encourage you to both use the same solicitors' firm. There are clear conflict of interest issues and it's not going to make a huge difference to the speed of the overall process. So as not to hold things us you should pass on your solicitors details to Pepper Money (UK). Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Pepper Money (UK) conveyancing panel.