Join our panel

To join our panel of conveyancers you will need to complete an application form.

Should you simply wish to add an additional office, please complete and return the additional office application form checklist.

All applications should be sent to:

Securities Team
Chelsea Building Society
Yorkshire House
Yorkshire Drive
Bradford
BD5 8LJ

We will write to you to let you know whether your application has been successful.

Please note:

• All solicitor applicants located in England and Wales who apply to join the panel will require Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation.
• Admission to the Panel will be on the basis that you will undertake to notify the Society in the event of any change in the accuracy of the required information.
• Participation in the Society's Panel of Conveyancers is at the absolute discretion of the Society. The Society may accept or reject any application without giving any reason.
• Membership of the Society’s Conveyancing Panel can be terminated at any time without notice by the Society in the event of a Disciplinary Tribunal decision or where a firm has not acted for the Society in the grant of a mortgage for a period in excess of one year.

If you have any further queries regarding our panel admission process please call 01274 472779.

Release of Funds

Chelsea Building Society releases its advance funds by means of CHAPS on the working day prior to the proposed completion day. This has the following benefits:

• Cleared funds are available on the day of completion without the delay which may be experienced if funds are released on the day of completion
• Funds will be paid direct to your bank account avoiding the need for you to present a cheque for payment.
• Any delay in the expected completion date can be notified up to two days before avoiding the need to return cheques to the Chelsea which may have been issued several days in advance of the completion date.

Please note that the CHAPS fee forms part of the Mortgage Application Processing Fee payable at application by the borrower and is not deducted from the mortgage advance.

To enable us to release funds to you it will be necessary for you to provide us with your client account bank details. Please inform us as soon as possible of any subsequent amendments to your banking arrangements.