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Scottish 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 such as AmTrust. It 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 automatic updates on Scottish Building Society’s changes. While using the software is not a condition for acceptance on the Scottish Building Society panel, demonstrating you can remain up to date with Scottish Building Society’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your application to their lender panel and, more importantly, protect your panel status.

The system creates real-time alerts, automatically produces regulatory and CQS reports, and will improve your firm's efficiency. It is also simply to use, cost-effective and, for many firms, results in reduced PII premiums.

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Banks and building societies frequently vary their requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Scottish 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 2008, Scottish Building Society has made 330 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 8.3 days. In total, 95% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Scottish Building Society have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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Frequently asked questions relating to the Scottish Building Society Solicitor Panel from members of the public

I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Scottish Building Society. my intention is to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Scottish Building Society Conveyancing panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers
Scottish Building Society’s approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are approaching an exchange and my mum and dad having sent the 10% deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to disclose this to my lender Scottish Building Society. I am advised that, being on the Scottish Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform Scottish Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is coming from anyone other than me. I advised the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the home loan so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with Scottish Building Society to make sure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only report this to Scottish Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
I am looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Newcastle who is on the Scottish Building Society solicitor. 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 Scottish Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am considering applying for a Scottish Building Society mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) with 70% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Scottish Building Society?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor but Scottish Building Society will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Scottish 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.
Is there a list of Scottish Building Society panel solicitors on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s 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.
I previously instructed online solicitors based in Birmingham who are on the Scottish Building Society solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate fee of £175 for the legal aspects of the Scottish Building Society mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Scottish Building Society?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Scottish Building Society but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Scottish Building Society will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.

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