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

This software is the only way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can remain fully compliant with their instructions, with automatic updates on Stafford Railway Building Society’s changes. Notwithstanding that utilising the software is not a prerequisite for Stafford Railway Building Society , demonstrating you can stay up to date with Stafford Railway Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your panel application and, more importantly, protect your panel standing.

COMPLETIONmonitor creates real-time alerts, automatically produces SRA and CQS reports, and will improve your firm's efficiency. In addition it is simply to use, cost-effective and, for some firms, leads to a PII saving.

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Mortgage companies frequently change their requirements. The BSA instructions from Stafford Railway 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, Stafford Railway Building Society has made 62 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 44.0 days. In total, 56% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for Stafford Railway Building Society have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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Stafford Railway Building Society Solicitor Panel Example Support Desk Enquires from members of the public

The lawyer I wanted to use for conveyancing on a purchase said she will levy higher legal fees if my lender is due to their unusual legal requirements. Am I likely to be frustrated using Stafford Railway Building Society? Is Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing so much more difficult?
Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing requirements for their panel are no better or no more complicated than most lenders. It is the case now the CML Handbook, the "bible" used by solicitors to establish lender requirements, is different for each lender. It is not clear if your lawyer is on the Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing panel. If they are not, this does add further risk of delay as Stafford Railway Building Society will appoint their own solicitors to look after their interest.
My conveyancer has identified an inconsistency between the information in Stafford Railway Building Society’s home valuation survey and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My solicitor says that as he is on the Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing panel he is obliged to check that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my conveyancer’s course or action legitimate?
A precondition to being on the Stafford Railway Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Stafford Railway Building Society) which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
I note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for my house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
My aunt passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor was left the house. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Stafford Railway Building Society , pay off the mortgage etc. Is this allowed?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Stafford Railway Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Stafford Railway Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Stafford Railway Building Society. Solicitors have been chosen? What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Stafford Railway Building Society?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Stafford Railway Building Society done the survey? Have you advised Stafford Railway Building Society as your lawyers details and checked that your lawyer is on the Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing panel? sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued
We have agreed to purchase a house.One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Stafford Railway Building Society have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
As you are obtaining a mortgage with Stafford Railway Building Society your lawyer must to check the Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Stafford Railway Building Society . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Stafford Railway Building Society where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. Requirements for Scotland are due in the near future.
Hi, thinking about buying a house off my mate. Once we agree a price, what’s the best way to move forward? I plan to obtain a mortgage with Stafford Railway Building Society. Is it possible to avoid using 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 Stafford Railway Building Society involved you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Stafford Railway Building Society 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 Stafford Railway Building Society. Feel free to use our search tool to look for a licensed conveyancer or solicitor on the Stafford Railway Building Society conveyancing panel.

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