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Suffolk 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. COMPLETIONmonitor is a unique risk management tool.

This system assists the way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their requirements, with alerts on Suffolk Building Society’s changes. Notwithstanding that using COMPLETIONmonitor is not a condition for being on the Suffolk Building Society panel, demonstrating you can stay up to date with Suffolk Building Society’s Handbook requirements is an excellent support to your panel application and, just as importantly, protect your firm’s panel status.

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

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Lenders often vary their requirements. The BSA instructions from Suffolk 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, Suffolk Building Society has made 1 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 2730.0 days. In total, 1% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for Suffolk Building Society have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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Examples of recent questions relating to the Suffolk Building Society Conveyancing Panel from members of the public

It has come to my attention via my lender that my property lawyer is not on the Suffolk Building Society Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be certain that this is indeed the case?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your lawyer directly. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for Suffolk Building Society.
We are due to exchange on the purchase a house but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the seller of £3k approx by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company Suffolk Building Society will not agree to this. Why was Suffolk Building Society even consulted?
Your lawyer being on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Suffolk Building Society of any changes to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your lawyers to disclose the reduction to Suffolk Building Society then they would have to discontinue acting for you and Suffolk Building Society.
I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Suffolk Building Society approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Suffolk Building Society solicitor panel.
I was expecting to move into my flat yesterday. My lawyer’s firm is on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel but has changed address in the past couple of months and had not informed Suffolk Building Society of their new address. Suffolk Building Society is now refusing to release my funds until such time as their systems are up to date with the correct details.
This is as unusual as it is unlucky. Most lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Suffolk Building Society branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
is it true that all solicitor firms on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).
It is not clear whether my mortgage offer requires a lease extension . I have called Suffolk Building Society on various occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My solicitor - who is on the Suffolk Building Society conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told not they would not lend in accordance with their CML Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply dont know who is right
As long as the conveyancer is on the Suffolk Building Society panel she or he must comply with the CML Handbook requirements for Suffolk Building Society. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that Suffolk 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 Suffolk Building Society to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the remaining number of years left on the lease.
Suffolk Building Society have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on house has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure these solicitors are on the lenders panel). Call up Suffolk Building Society or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Suffolk Building Society will tell you what documents they want. Suffolk Building Society will instruct a valuer. The valuer will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about week to get a mortgage offer. Suffolk Building Society will issue the offer to you and your lawyer. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing.

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