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My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Accord Buy to Let fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How good are the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Accord Buy to Let panel?
Accord Buy to Let’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from whether they are on it. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Accord Buy to Let will allow to act for them.
My wife and I are refinancing our penthouse with Accord Buy to Let. We have a son 18 who lives with us. The solicitor on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel has asked us to disclose anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the apartment is repossessed. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this document specific to the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we remortgaged 5 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this giving up his rights to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Accord Buy to Let .This is solely used to protect the Accord Buy to Let if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave.
It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Accord Buy to Let had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
I am purchasing a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester who is on the Accord Buy to Let approved. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Accord Buy to Let . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am buying a semi-detached house and getting a mortgage with Accord Buy to Let. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel in your location.
I previously instructed online conveyancers based in Manchester who are on the Accord Buy to Let solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £175 for the legal aspects of the Accord Buy to Let mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Accord Buy to Let?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitors can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Accord Buy to Let but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Accord Buy to Let will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
I have a mortgage with Accord Buy to Let. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Accord Buy to Let?
You must advise Accord Buy to Let before letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Accord Buy to Let’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Accord Buy to Let directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel solicitor.
My offer on house has been accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties booked. My conveyancing solicitor has been instructed. What do I do now? At what point should I appy for the mortgage with Accord Buy to Let?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey/valuation, conveyancing search costs, etc). First you should check that your solicitor is on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot mortgage some buyers would pally for the mortgage with Accord Buy to Let and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to press on with searches.
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