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Q and A’s regarding the ModaMortgages Conveyancing Panel
I was advised recently by my broker that my property lawyer is not on the ModaMortgages Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a firm that is on the conveyancing panel for ModaMortgages.
I am due to complete my purchase next Friday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as he says that he has to check this in has capacity as lawyer for ModaMortgages. What risks do ModaMortgages expect the insurance to cover?
Any lawyer on the ModaMortgages conveyancing panel would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in ModaMortgages’s Part 2 requirements of the CML Handbook (last updated on ModaMortgages). Being on the ModaMortgages conveyancing panel your lawyer is expect to follow these instructions.
I note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the ModaMortgages conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for my conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the ModaMortgages conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint.
I am purchasing a right to buy flat and getting a mortgage with ModaMortgages. 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 ModaMortgages 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 ModaMortgages conveyancing panel in your location.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as ModaMortgages do solicitors 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.
My existing mortgage is with ModaMortgages. My uncle has just retired and wants to pay off my mortgage. After ModaMortgages is paid, I want to transfer the property to my mother's name; How long will it roughly take? Do we need two separate solicitors on the ModaMortgages conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the ModaMortgages mortgage is discharged.
Although you do need to retain the services of a lawyer they dont
need to be on the ModaMortgages 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. As the property is your main residence you need
not pay CGT but you should speak with your accountants in any event.
At last I have had an offer on an apartment 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 should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage app going with ModaMortgages?
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 ModaMortgages 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 ModaMortgages 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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