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FAQs : The Accord Mortgages Conveyancing Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Accord Mortgages fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use provided that they are good and not exorbitantly priced. Are there any Accord Mortgages conveyancers you'd recommend?
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.
I am purchasing a new build flat and my solicitor is informing me that she is duty bound to disclose incentives from the developer as her practice is on the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel. I am on a tight deadline to exchange contracts and my preference is not to delay the conveyancing. is my lawyer taking the correct approach?
You should not exchange unless you have advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on the Accord Mortgages approved panel is to comply with the CML Handbook requirements (last updated for this lender on Accord Mortgages). The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for my house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
I was supposed to move into my flat last Thursday. My lawyer’s firm is on the Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel but has changed address in the past couple of months and had not informed Accord Mortgages of their new address. Accord Mortgages has locked down the release of mortgage funds until such time as their systems are up to date with the correct details.
This is a rare situation indeed. The majority of lender Terms of Conveyancing Panel Appointment specifically oblige the solicitor to inform the lender of an address change. Your solicitor needs to treat this with the utmost urgency. Do speak with or register your concern with the senior partner (assuming he or she is not your direct lawyer). Most lenders would be reasonable in this situation and expedite the resolution of this issue. It may be prudent to enlist the help of your local Accord Mortgages branch or your mortgage broker to see if they can assist.
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.
I had instructed online solicitors based in Cardiff who are on the Accord Mortgages solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £135 for dealing with the Accord Mortgages mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Accord Mortgages?
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 Mortgages but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Accord Mortgages will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
The mortgage over my property is with Accord Mortgages. Conveyancing was finalised 12 months ago. In the event that I decide to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Accord Mortgages?
Accord Mortgages must be informed of your intention in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Accord Mortgages’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Accord Mortgages will allow you to rent 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 Mortgages directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Accord Mortgages conveyancing panel lawyer.
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