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I am expecting a offer of a mortgage from Coutts & Co. I hope to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer. Does the Coutts & Co Solicitor panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC
Coutts & Co’s conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Our son is purchasing a house that has just been built with a mortgage from Coutts & Co. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked.
The Developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it.
The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
I need to find a Coutts & Co panel solicitor in Inverness. Could you help me?
It is not clear why you need a Coutts & Co panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to Coutts & Co to find out which solicitors in Coutts & Co are on their panel. If you do find such a firm not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month
My conveyancers in Manchester have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with Coutts & Co. Is it case that being on the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the Coutts & Co Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting Coutts & Co directly.
Do the majority of lenders operate their own panel of solicitors?
Many lenders do operate a restricted conveyancing panel but a lot of lenders allow any solicitors to join their panel so long as they meet their criteria. Each lender sets their own criteria. For example the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel requirements are different to Coutts & Co’s conveyancing panel criteria.
I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in month 2010 but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Coutts & Co are being difficult. The solicitor who is on the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Coutts & Co are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Coutts & Co have a conveyancing panel of they don’t accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Coutts & Co have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Coutts & Co may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing correctly and safely installed. It merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a solicitor having checked that they are on the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
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Having read lots of mortgage guides,I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my solicitor - who is on the Coutts & Co conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Coutts & Co will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Coutts & Co will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey.
You may wish to consider appointing your own surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
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Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Coutts & Co you could contact your them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors.
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