Handelsbanken Conveyancing Panel Information

Lexsure has not been advised of any intention on the part of the UK Finance to develop such a register.

Each lender has different criteria. We do not hold specific requirements relating to the questions raised as part of the application to be on the Handelsbanken conveyancing panel. Typically lenders need to have full knowledge of a firm including (but not limited to):

Details of any accreditation e.g. Lexcel or

List of all those staff who work within the conveyancing team

Automated alerting to inform lenders when there is a fundamental change to the firm (e.g. change of management)

Full disciplinary history for each licensed conveyancer

Number of partners per branch of the firm

Whether any lender has ever made a claim against the firm’s PII cover

Full disciplinary history for each conveyancing solicitor

Whether the firm has ever knowingly accepted instructions on transactions involving Sale and Rent Back, Back to Back, Exchange and Delayed Completion and Lease Option, Below Market Value.

Full complaints history for each licensed conveyancer

List of all Licensed Conveyancers within firm

The concern here is if you are expect to enter into ‘more onerous’ conditions that than the Handbook obligations. You have to try and take an objective view as to whether the Terms relating to the Handelsbanken conveyancing appointment (or other terms for other lenders) are ‘more onerous’ than the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Conditions. Depending on the Terms you may need to provide details on your renewal form. If you are in any doubt please call your broker to discuss before completing the answer.

We would recommend that you provide details of the date of removal, information on the reason for removal, date of appeal and any reason given for reinstatement. This should not adversely impact your firm’s application but gives the CQS team viability as to what has occured.

You would be advised to contact Handelsbanken to obtain standard documents. The The Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook contains an individual inquiry for lenders to cite who to contact to obtain standard documents. Handelsbanken in their Part 2’s state: It helps to disclose your Handelsbanken solicitors panel reference.