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Swansea 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 professional indemnity insurers. It is a unique risk management tool.

This system optimises the way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their requirements, with notifications given on Swansea Building Society’s changes. While utilising this technology is not a prerequisite for Swansea Building Society , demonstrating you can remain up to date with Swansea Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your panel application and, more importantly, protect your firm’s panel status.

COMPLETIONmonitor creates real-time alerts, automatically produces compliance 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 UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements from Swansea Building Society 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, Swansea Building Society has made 97 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the UK Finance Handbook.
That equates to a section change every 28.1 days. In total, 42% of the sections of P2 of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Swansea Building Society have been changed since 15/12/2008.

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Common questions asked concerning the Swansea Building Society Conveyancing Panel from members of the public

My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Swansea Building Society fees if I use my own solicitor. How efficient are the Swansea Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH as long as they're good and reasonably priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Swansea Building Society panel?
Swansea Building Society’s conveyancing panel is substantial so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Swansea Building Society will allow to act for them.
My solicitor has spotted an inconsistency between the assumptions in Swansea Building Society’s valuation report and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My solicitor has advised that as he is on the Swansea Building Society conveyancing panel he must check that the lender is happy with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my solicitor’s approach correct?
A precondition to being on the Swansea Building Society approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Swansea 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 both parties.
I am buying a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Newcastle who is on the Swansea Building Society solicitor. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Swansea Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I was scheduled to complete on my dream home last Thursday. My solicitor is on the Swansea Building Society conveyancing panel but has changed address in the past couple of months and had not advised Swansea Building Society of their new address. Swansea Building Society has locked down the release of mortgage funds as the information from the solicitors isn't correct.
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 Swansea Building Society branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can help.
We have agreed a price on a house I spoke to a solicitor previously used by my mum and he suggested instructing a solicitor approved by Swansea Building Society. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Swansea Building Society if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Swansea Building Society suggested that either firm can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Swansea Building Society 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Ask Swansea Building Society to suggest a law firm in your location. Most banks have lawyers on their panel throughout the UK. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Swansea Building Society conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Swansea Building Society conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Swansea Building Society’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat. I have a mortgage agreed with Swansea Building Society. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event if you are getting a mortgage with Swansea Building Society you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Swansea Building Society conveyancing panel.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their lawyers I paid an upfront payment of 150. Soon after the conveyancers contacted me to say that they were not on the Swansea Building Society conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Swansea Building Society panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

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