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West Bromwich Building Society Conveyancing Lender Panel Compliance Tool

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COMPLETIONmonitor is an online 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 system is the only way you can demonstrate to lender panels that you are, and can stay fully compliant with their instructions, with notifications given on West Bromwich Building Society’s changes. Even though utilising the tool is not a condition for acceptance on the West Bromwich Building Society panel, demonstrating you can stay up to date with West Bromwich Building Society’s Handbook requirements is a helpful support to your application to their lender panel and, just as importantly, safeguard your firm’s panel standing.

The system generates real-time alerts, automatically produces compliance and CQS reports, and will increase your firm's efficiency. It is also user friendly, cost-effective and, for many firms, leads to reduced PII premiums.

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Lenders often change their requirements. The BSA instructions from West Bromwich 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 2010, West Bromwich Building Society has made 122 revisions or additions to sections of their version of the BSA Requirements.
That equates to a section change every 22.4 days. In total, 42% of the sections of the BSA Requirements for West Bromwich Building Society have been changed since 26/1/2010.

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West Bromwich Building Society Conveyancing Panel : Questions and Answers from members of the public

I am obtaining a mortgage offer from West Bromwich Building Society. I would like to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the West Bromwich Building Society Conveyancing panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC
West Bromwich Building Society’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders associated to the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are only a couple days away from 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 make a notification to my lender West Bromwich Building Society. Apparently, being on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel and acting on their behalf he must inform West Bromwich Building Society if the balance of the mortgage advance is not just from me. I advised the bank about my parent’s contribution when I applied for the mortgage so is it really necessary for him to raise this?
Your lawyer is obliged to check with West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich Building Society if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Do I have to have a meeting at the offices of the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Newcastle so that I can attend their offices if required.
As opposed to 15 years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Newcastle .
I am considering applying for a West Bromwich Building Society mortgage for purchase of a new build (under development) with 70% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for West Bromwich Building Society?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel, but West Bromwich Building Society would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
My fiance and I are in the process of viewing apartments and am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I will be getting a mortgage with West Bromwich Building Society
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on the the EA. As you are getting a mortgage with West Bromwich Building Society , ask your prospective lawyers check they are on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I am selling my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in month 7 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, West Bromwich Building Society are being pedantic. The solicitor who is on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but West Bromwich Building Society are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do West Bromwich Building Society have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that West Bromwich Building Society have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why West Bromwich Building Society may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by West Bromwich Building Society. Is it usual for West Bromwich Building Society to only issue the offer once my solicitor is approved on their conveyancing panel?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for West Bromwich Building Society to deal with your lawyers application to be on the West Bromwich Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitors will be accepted.

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