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FAQs : The Mortgage Agency Services Solicitor Panel
For what reasons could a law firm be excluded from the Mortgage Agency Services approved conveyancing panel?
A survey recently commissioned by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority found that three quarters of law firms had been removed from a lender panel. The top reasons in order are :
- lack of transactions
- the lawyer is a sole practitioner
- as part of the HSBC panel reduction
- regulatory contact by SRA
- accidental removal. We are not aware of the specific or common criteria for removal by Mortgage Agency Services
My son is about to exchange on a newly built flat with a home loan from Mortgage Agency Services. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested.
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 Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
I am searching for conveyancing quotes online. Can I be sure that all the law firms that are listed on your website are on the Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the Mortgage Agency Services panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the Mortgage Agency Services panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific firm being on the Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel is incorrect.
I am considering applying for a Mortgage Agency Services mortgage for purchase of a new build (under development) with 65 per cent loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Mortgage Agency Services?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor but Mortgage Agency Services will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
My brother and I have had an offer accepted on a flat I spoke to a conveyancer recommended by my brother and he suggested retaining a solicitor approved by Mortgage Agency Services. The estate agent recommended two local firms so I asked Mortgage Agency Services if the 2 suggested solicitors are approved, which they are not. Mortgage Agency Services suggested that either practice can fill out the appropriate forms to become approved. Do I (1) save myself the aggravation and use one of Mortgage Agency Services 's conveyancing panel solicitors (2) Use the local solicitor and accept there may be delays etc as they go through the approval process.
Enquire of Mortgage Agency Services for conveyancing panel firms in your area. Lenders have them all over the country. You can also use our search tool at the top of this page to search for a lawyer on the Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel based on location. If you particularly like the sound of one of the local lawyers that you have spoken to ask them if they would go onto Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel as it may only take about 2-3 weeks. As long as they meet Mortgage Agency Services’s requirements it can be a very simple job for the solicitor. Other stuff will be going on in parallel (as you are at an early stage) so it may not delay matters.
I have a mortgage with Mortgage Agency Services. My godfather retired last week and wants to pay off my mortgage. After Mortgage Agency Services 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 Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel? I do not intend to live at the property once the Mortgage Agency Services mortgage is discharged.
You
will need a solicitor but they need not be on the Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing 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.
Planning on purchasing a flat with a mortgage with Mortgage Agency Services. I have received an online quote from a licensed conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that they are on the Mortgage Agency Services conveyancing panel