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Accord Buy to Let Conveyancing Panel Recently Asked Questions
I am progressing with the sale of my apartment and the estate agent has just e-mailed to warn that the buyers are swapping law firm. The excuse is that Accord Buy to Let will only work with property lawyers on their conveyancing panel. On what basis would a major mortgage company only engage with specific law firms?
Banks have always had panels of law firms they are willing to work with, but in the past few years big names such as HSBC, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for more than 25 years.
Banks blame a rise in fraud as the reason for the cull – criteria have been tightened and a smaller panel should be easier to keep an eye on. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society says it is hearing daily from firms that have been removed from panels, or have other concerns about them. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyer’s case. Your purchasers are unlikely to have any sway in the decision.
Please help. My lawyer is assuring me that he is legally obliged to conduct a Local Authority search stemming from the fact that the firm are on the Accord Buy to Let solicitor panel. Is this really necessary?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with Accord Buy to Let your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of Accord Buy to Let’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements last updated Accord Buy to Let. even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out a local authority search.
I am purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Birmingham who is on the Accord Buy to Let solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
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 selling my house. Does my solicitor have to be on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. it might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
We have agreed to purchase a house.One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Accord Buy to Let be concerned
As you are obtaining a mortgage with Accord Buy to Let your lawyer must to check the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Accord Buy to Let . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Accord Buy to Let where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales. Requirements for Scotland are due in the near future.
We expect to receive a DIP from Accord Buy to Let this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the Accord Buy to Let recommend a solicitor on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer
You will need to appoint solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the Accord Buy to Let through the process.
I have a mortgage with Accord Buy to Let. My grandfather has just retired and wants to pay off the mortgage left on the property. After Accord Buy to Let is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long does the process take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the Accord Buy to Let conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the Accord Buy to Let mortgage is discharged.
Although you do need to retain the services of a lawyer they dont
need to be on the Accord Buy to Let panel.
You will need a solicitor to draw up the transfer and
to deal with the Land Registry formalities. The only thing you need to
consider is that by selling at an undervalue so ask your lawyer about
the implications. There could be an inheritance tax issue if you die
within 7 years of this. There's no capital gains tax for you as it is
your main residence.
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