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Sainsbury's Bank Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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

This software is the only way you can prove to lender panels that you are, and can remain fully compliant with their instructions, with notifications given on Sainsbury's Bank’s changes. Notwithstanding that utilising the tool is not a prerequisite for Sainsbury's Bank , demonstrating you can remain up to date with Sainsbury's Bank’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your panel application and, more importantly, safeguard your firm’s panel standing.

COMPLETIONmonitor generates real-time alerts, automatically produces regulatory and CQS reports, and will enhance your firm's efficiency. In addition it is simply to use, cost-effective and, for some firms, leads to reduced PII premiums.

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Lenders often vary their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Sainsbury's Bank 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 2008, Sainsbury's Bank has made 130 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 21.0 days. In total, 57% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Sainsbury's Bank have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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Examples of recent questions relating to the Sainsburys Bank Solicitor Panel from members of the public

How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel. How easy is it to change conveyancer?
If you haven't yet instructed a solicitor to do anything for you and have just received quotes, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer you're considering.
Please help. My conveyancer is advising me that he is legally obliged to order a Local Authority search because the firm are on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel. Is my lawyer correct?
You have limited options available to you. As you are taking a mortgage with Sainsburys Bank 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 Sainsburys Bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Sainsburys Bank. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I am buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in who is on the Sainsburys Bank approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Sainsburys Bank . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
The firm that I recently instructed on my purchase in Manchester has suddenly shut down. I only went with them because I had to have a lawyer on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel and my preferred lawyer was not. I paid them £200 on account. What are my options?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help
Can you point me to a directory of Sainsburys Bank panel conveyancers on the CML Handbook Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
The for formalities of my remortgage has taken place with a mortgage from Sainsburys Bank. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about Sainsburys Bank. How do I make a complaint?
Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the Sainsburys Bank branches or the Customer Care Team at Sainsburys Bank head office. We understand that complaints to Sainsburys Bank are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is resolved you can write to the Financial Ombudsman Service at South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
My husband and I are buying a flat in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon are preferred to beappointed. My motheradvised that we check that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the Sainsburys Bank solicitors panel. Surely I don't need to do this, do I?
Not all Hendon conveyancing solicitors are on the Sainsburys Bank conveyancing panel. 5 people a month use our search tool to locate a Hendon conveyancing solicitor on the on the Sainsburys Bank panel.

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