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Common questions asked concerning the Coutts & Co Solicitor Panel
I have been advised by my broker that I have to pay Coutts & Co fees should I instruct my family lawyer. How efficient are the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel solicitors? I dont care which law firm I use as long as they're good and reasonably priced. Are there any Coutts & Co conveyancers you'd recommend?
Coutts & Co’s conveyancing panel is substantial so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Coutts & Co will allow to act for them.
My fiance and I changing mortgage lender for our penthouse with Coutts & Co. We have a son 18 who lives with us. The solicitor on the Coutts & Co 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 property is forfeited by the lender. I have two questions (1) Is this document specific to the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we purchased 5 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this giving up his rights to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong 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 Coutts & Co .This is solely used to protect the Coutts & Co 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 Coutts & Co 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 have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the Coutts & Co approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the Coutts & Co conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the Coutts & Co solicitor panel.
I am selling my house. Does my solicitor have to be on the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Coutts & Co 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.
I had instructed online conveyancers located in London who are on the Coutts & Co solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee of £195 for dealing with the Coutts & Co mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Coutts & Co?
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 Coutts & Co but by your lawyers. Some firms on the Coutts & Co will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.
I am buying a property where the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Coutts & Co be concerned
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Coutts & Co your lawyer must to check the Coutts & Co conveyancing instructions contained in the Part of CML Handbook for Coutts & Co . The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Coutts & Co 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 were going to get a DIP from Coutts & Co this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc).Do the Coutts & Co recommend a solicitor on the Coutts & Co 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 Coutts & Co conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and the Coutts & Co through the process.
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