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Ready to buy a new home? Failing to check that a lawyer is on the Accord Mortgages list of approved solicitors can put your transaction at risk of delay or failure.

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FAQs for the Accord Mortgages Solicitor Panel

My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Accord Mortgages fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How good are the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use as long as they're good and not exorbitantly priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Accord Mortgages panel?
Accord Mortgages’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so it would be advisable 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 Mortgages will allow to act for them.
Our solicitor has identified a legal deficiency with the lease for the flat we are buying. The seller’s lawyers have suggested title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our solicitor says that as he is on the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel he must check that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is Accord Mortgages?
Just because you have a mortgage offer from Accord Mortgages does not mean to say that the property will be meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the CML Handbook Requirements. You and Accord Mortgages are the client. These conveyancing instructions must be adhered to by the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and Accord Mortgages
I am purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester who is on the Accord Mortgages approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Accord Mortgages . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am attempting to get my ex-wife removed the mortgage deeds. Can Accord Mortgages really tell me which solicitor I can or can not retain?
You can use any solicitor you like but Accord Mortgages then has the right to appoint a different solicitor to act for them at your expense. It might be more cost effective and quicker to instruct a lawyer who is on the Accord Mortgages solicitors panel
When it comes to lenders such as Accord Mortgages do lawyers have to be pay a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
Can you point me to a directory of Accord Mortgages panel conveyancers on the Building Society Association’s Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available online.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Accord Mortgages as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home. Do we need to appoint a solicitor on the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Accord Mortgages do not ordinarily appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they did require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Accord Mortgages panel