Santander Lender Handbook
Articles on Santander Part 2 requirements in the UK Finance Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook, formerly the CML Handbook. Explore updates to conveyancing instructions, reporting obligations and the importance of historical requirements when reviewing an earlier purchase or remortgage.
For an earlier transaction, identify the correct Santander lender record and check the instructions applicable on the relevant date. For a live matter, check the current instructions alongside the mortgage offer.
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Check what Santander required at the time
See Santander’s historical UK Finance Part 2 instructions and how they’ve changed, so you can check the requirements that applied on your transaction date.
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UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Changes: Early 2018 Update
Historical article: This article records UK Finance Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook changes reported in January 2018. It should not be relied upon as a statement of any lender’s current requirements. Current instructions and, where relevant, the lender’s requirements applying on the transaction date should be checked. Mortgage lenders began 2018 with a significant number of changes…
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Santander New Home Warranty Requirements: The 2017 Update
Originally published 10 January 2017. Updated October 2026. The list below records the schemes reported in the original article and is not Santander’s current acceptance list. Santander new home warranty requirements matter when assessing whether the protection offered for a property meets the lender’s instructions. This article originally reported a January 2017 change to Santander’s…