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Question: 5.4.2. Does the lender require other consents/certificates?

Lender Answer
Accord Buy to Let Yes, to be sent with the deeds after settlement - copies will suffice.
Accord Mortgages Ltd Yes, to be sent with the deeds after settlement - copies will suffice.
Adam & Company Generally no but Offset Flexible Mortgage yes, after settlement.
Adam & Company International Generally no but Offset Flexible Mortgage yes, after settlement.

Aldermore Bank PLC No - borrowers to retain.
Allied Irish Bank (GB), a trading name of AIB Group (UK) No
Atom Bank plc Yes, after settlement please send them with the title documents.
Aviva Equity Release UK Ltd Yes - in some cases Aviva requires original/copy building regulations.
Bank of China No
Bank of Ireland (UK) plc No
Bank of Ireland as Bank of Ireland Mortgages No
Bank of Scotland Beginning A Yes, after settlement. Please place with Title Deeds.
Bank of Scotland Beginning O Yes, after completion.
Barclays Bank UK PLC No.
Birmingham Midshires No, borrower to retain
Bluestone Mortgages No, please place with the Deeds
Bradford & Bingley Limited Yes after settlement with the title deeds.
Britannia, a trading name of The Co-operative Bank plc Yes with the Deeds
Chelsea Building Society (a trading name of Yorkshire BS) Yes, to be sent with the deeds after settlement - copies will suffice.
Clydesdale Bank plc Borrower to retain.
Co-operative Bank plc No.
Coutts Generally no but Offset Flexible Mortgage yes, after settlement.

Coventry Building Society No
Darlington Building Society No, borrowers to retain.
DB UK Bank Ltd Please forward with the Title Deeds
Ecology Building Society Yes
First Direct No, unless the property has been converted from commercial to residential property. In this case we will require proof of residential status. If planning permission exists for the change in use, then a separate certificate of lawful use or development is not required. Where planning permission cannot be confirmed, a certificate of lawful use or development is required.
Foundation Home Loans No -We may however ask you for copies of the documents if we require them, please retain copies on file.
Furness Building Society Yes, after completion with deeds
GE Money Home Lending Ltd GE Money Home Lending has withdrawn from the UK mortgage market.
Godiva Mortgages Ltd No
Halifax Yes, after settlement. Please place with the title documents.
Halifax Loans Ltd Yes, after settlement. Please place with the title documents.
Hampden & Co. plc To be retained with the Title Deeds.
Handelsbanken Yes.
Hodge No, these should be retained by the borrower. Please also keep a copy on your file.
Hodge Equity Release No, these should be retained by the borrower. Please also keep a copy on your file.
HSBC UK Bank plc No, unless the property has been converted from commercial to residential property. In this case we will require proof of residential status. If planning permission exists for the change in use, then a separate certificate of lawful use or development is not required. Where planning permission cannot be confirmed, a certificate of lawful use or development is required.
HSMS Yes after settlement with the title deeds

Intelligent Finance Securities, Intelligent Finance, PO Box 890, Leeds, LS1 9UG

ITL Mortgages No
Kensington Mortgage Company Ltd Yes. A copy is acceptable. To be forwarded to: Deeds Administration, Kensington Mortgage Company Ltd, PO Box 4760, Maidenhead, SL60 1HU.
Landbay Partners Limited No. Please retain these on your file.
Landmark Mortgages Limited Yes, after settlement with the title deeds.
Leeds Building Society No, but please retain a copy on your file.
Legal & General Home Finance Ltd Yes, after completion.
LendInvest No. We may, however, ask you for copies of the documents if we require them.
LiveMore Capital Yes, please provide a copy
Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 40 No
Lloyds Bank plc pre fixed 50 No
Lloyds TSB Scotland plc No
M&S Bank No, unless the property has been converted from commercial to residential property. In this case we will
require proof of residential status
Magellan Homeloans Please forward to borrower for the borrower to retain
Masthaven Bank No, please place with the Deeds.
Metro Bank Plc No.
Mortgage Agency Services No
Mortgage Express Yes after settlement with the title deeds
Mortgage Express No 2 Yes after settlement with the title deeds
National Westminster Bank plc No.
Nationwide Building Society No, borrower(s) to retain
Nedbank Private Wealth Ltd Yes
New Street Mortgages Where title is registered in the Land Register - No, borrower(s) to retain.

Where title is recorded in the new standard securities - Yes, after settlement.
NRAM Ltd Yes after settlement with the title deeds.
Paragon Buy to Let Mortgages Yes, after settlement. Please place with the title documents. Where to property is a House in Multiple Occupation, copies will need to be provided prior to release of funds.
Platform (a trading name of The Co-operative Bank p.l.c.) Yes, placed with the deeds
Precise Mortgages (Charter Court Financial Services Ltd) Yes ? those listed in the Instructions and to be sent after settlement.
Rooftop Mortgages Ltd Yes. Please place with the title deeds
Sainsbury's Bank No, these should be retained by the borrower.
Santander UK plc No.
Scottish Building Society Place original with Title Deeds (not required by the Society) and send copy to the Society if requested within offer conditions.
Scottish Widows Bank Yes, after completion
Skipton Building Society See 14.2.2
St James Place Bank No
The Mortgage Business Yes, after settlement. Please place with Title documents
The Mortgage Lender Limited Yes, after Completion. Please place with the title documents.
The Mortgage Works No - please pass to the Borrower.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc No.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Direct Line Mortgages Yes, after settlement.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Direct Line One As detailed above in 1.11a.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc First Active No.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Natwest one Account No, however, required after completion for cases instructed prior to 5/12/2011.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc One Account No.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Virgin One No, however, required after completion for cases instructed prior to 5/12/2011.
Topaz Finance Ltd Yes, after settlement.
TSB Bank plc No
UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd Yes ? copy with the deeds.
Ulster Bank Yes, after settlement.
Vida Homeloans Yes, copy provided after completion to:
Mortgage Services,
Vida Homeloans,
Gateway House,
Gargrave Road,
Skipton,
North Yorkshire,
BD23 2HL
Virgin Money The documents we need post-settlement are listed in our current Deeds Schedule.
Whistletree (a trading name of TSB Bank plc) Yes, after sttlement with the Title Deeds
Yorkshire Bank Home Loans Ltd Borrower to retain.
Yorkshire Building Society Yes, to be sent with the deeds after settlement - copies will suffice.