20th February

Law Society asks law firms to increase pressure on HSBC.

15th February

50 HSBC warning posters and 1250 leaflets have been distributed. Countrywide concedes points on undertaking.

8th February

35 HSBC warning posters and 800 leaflets will this week be displayed in solicitor's offices in England and Wales. Local press releases will be issued to back up the campaign. Join us today!

1st February

We have today launched our anti HSBC poster leaflet campaign. Over 2000 posters and leaflets are being printed and 35 solicitor offices have already requested some!

HSBC is already losing mortgage work!

26th January

Time to "man up"

If you want to take some direct action about the recent draconian action taken by HSBC contact Rob Hailstone rh@boldlegal.co.uk.

23rd January

Mortgage Introducer - Law Firms Should move away from HSBC

19th January

HSBC Panel Backlash

16th January 2012

Having slashed its conveyancing panel from thousands of conveyancing firms to just over forty firms, HSBC, via Countrywide, says it has an "objective set of eligibility criteria" for panel selection. If that is the case that criteria should be revealed. From what I can glean, it does not include being a good professional conveyancing law firm, let alone one who has held its client account with HSBC for many, many years. There is no loyalty to the firms who have supported HSBC for years, nor to the legal profession generally.

There has been some great pick up of our press release, highlighting the backlash from high street solicitor's to HSBC's announcement last week of its new, tiny, conveyancing panel. Read some of the coverage here:

Mortgage Strategy click here

Mortgage Introducer click here

Mortgage Finance Gazette click here

Mortgage Solutions click here

Rob Hailstone

The Bold Group