CQS Policy Updates: Keep Your Firm’s Procedures Current
When did your firm last review its CQS policies against the decisions being made on live conveyancing files?
Changes in lender instructions, technology, working arrangements and property risks can leave established procedures needing attention. A useful review identifies what needs changing, who approves the amendment and how staff will put it into practice.
These articles explore CQS policy updates and their practical implementation, including lender reporting, searches supplied by others, information security and risk management.
Keep your CQS policies under active review
Give your firm a regular source of suggested wording to assess. Lexsure’s POLICYmonitor CQS Policy Update Service provides monthly notifications highlighting paragraphs to consider incorporating into your existing policies.
Review the suggestions, adapt relevant wording and record how approved changes will be communicated and implemented.
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For CQS-accredited firms in England and Wales. Suggested wording requires assessment and adaptation to your firm’s work and procedures.
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Lender Portal Acknowledgement Is Not Approval: What Conveyancers Must Check
A lender portal confirms that your report has been received. The completion date is approaching. The buyer wants reassurance. But has the lender actually authorised the proposed course of action? Lexsure’s October 2026 POLICYmonitor update addresses this important distinction. Its revised lender-reporting wording states that an automated acknowledgement, confirmation of receipt or absence of a…
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CQS Policy Updates October 2026: Five Changes Firms Should Review
Lexsure’s October 2026 POLICYmonitor notification contains five suggested updates addressing sanctions licensing, lender reporting, searches supplied by others and controlled use of conveyancing portals. The updates affect four policies: the Sanctions Policy, Dealing with Lenders Policy, Risk Management Policy, and Information Management and Security Policy. Following our September CQS policy update, October’s notification focuses on…