Transfer of Equity Conveyancing - Barclays plc Panel Requirements

Does Barclays plc have a standard form of transfer of equity /deed of covenant?

No. You must ensure that the Bank's interest is sufficiently protected in the transfer, including the retention of any relevant entries on the title

When drafting or approving a transfer of equity, you should bear in mind that:

• although the transfer should state that it is subject to the mortgage (identified by date and parties), it need give no details of the terms of the mortgage;
• the transfer need not state the amount of the mortgage debt. If it does, the figure should include both principal and interest at the date of completion, which you must check (see below for where to obtain this);
• there should be no statement that all interest has been paid to date.

If different from 1.11 of Barclays plc UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Part 2, contact point for finding out the debt amount:

Residential Mortgages -
Barclays Mortgage Services
PO Box 8575
Leicester
LE18 9AW

Buy to Let –
If account number has 6 digits use this address:-
Barclays Mortgage Services
Buy To Let
PO Box 274
Leeds
LS11 1FR

If account number has 10 digits use this address:-
Barclays Mortgage Services
Buy To Let
PO Box 8575
Leicester
LE18 9AW

As a conveyancer on the Barclays plc panel you must ensure that every person who will be a borrower after the transfer covenants with Barclays plc to pay the money secured by the mortgage, except in the case of:

• an original party to the mortgage (unless the mortgage conditions are being varied); or
• a person who has previously covenanted to that effect.

Any such covenant will either be in the transfer or in a separate deed of covenant. In a transfer, the wording of the covenant should be as follows, or as close as circumstances permit: "The new borrower agrees to pay the lender all the money due under the mortgage and will keep to all the terms of the mortgage." If it is in the transfer, you must place a certified copy of the transfer with the deeds (unless Barclays plc tell you not to in their CML part 2 requirements, please see below).

Does Barclays plc need to be sent the transfer of equity?

No

If Barclays plc have agreed to release a borrower or a guarantor and their standard transfer form (if any) includes no appropriate clause, you must add a simple form of release. The release clause should be as follows, or as close as circumstances permit: "The lender releases ... from his/her/their obligations under the mortgage." You should check whether a guarantor who is to be released was a party to the mortgage or to a separate guarantee.

You must obtain the consent of every guarantor of whom you are aware to the release of a borrower or, as the case may be, any other guarantor.

You must only submit the transfer to Barclays plc for execution if it releases a party. All other parties must execute the transfer before it is sent to Barclays plc . See Barclays plc part 2 requirements for where the transfer should be sent for sealing. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Part 2 also gives Barclays plc approved form of attestation clause - see below:

If different from 1.11, Barclays plc contact point for obtaining execution of transfer equity:

Residential Mortgages -
Barclays Mortgage Services
PO Box 8575
Leicester
LE18 9AW

Buy to Let –
If account number has 6 digits use this address:-
Barclays Mortgage Services
Buy To Let
PO Box 274
Leeds
LS11 1FR

If account number has 10 digits use this address:-
Barclays Mortgage Services
Buy To Let
PO Box 8575
Leicester
LE18 9AW

What form of attestation clause does Barclays plc use?

“Signed as a deed by [ ]
as attorney for Barclays Bank UK PLC

Signature ……………………………………………..
as attorney for Barclays Bank UK PLC

In the presence of:


………………………………………….
Signature of Witness


………………………………………….
Name of Witness


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