solicitors fees £1428.23!!!!!!!!!!!!

downs523

this is the total cost my solicitors are charging me £1428.23 for a purchase only. this seems a rip off to me, or is it normal?

poppysarah

Did you get a quote first? Have they had to do some unexpected work?

downs523

i added up the fees that were on the form i signed but not all was on there obviously, no unexpected work atall

space_rider

It seems a bit much to me as I paid less than half of that but it was 2 years ago. I did get a letter from them with an estimate of their charges.

Premier_2

downs523 wrote: »

i added up the fees that were on the form i signed but not all was on there obviously, no unexpected work atall

How much were you originally quoted?

What extras have now appeared and how much?

Why are the extras there if you had not originally agreed to them or been informed of any compliactions regarding extra work?

downs523

we wernt quoted anything it was just a sheet from the estate agents, saw the fixed fee was roughly £680 then other fees adding to roughly 900. i dont have exact details on me my partner just rang and told me the total cost.

beegee123

That's a monster bill.

We received our's just before Christmas - we were originally quoted £850, which I thought was a lot, but we needed to complete quickly, so needed a solicitor who would answer the telephone, post letters in good time etc.

She was good and explained where extra charges might be accrued, in the end the bill was £550 - not sure what yours have done that's cost an extra grand. I'd be interested to know tho.

downs523

conveyance £660
lenders fees £172.50
chancel repair liability £5.25
block indemnity £19.55
land transaction return stamp duty £97.75
electronic by chaps £46 each
local authority £150
national online property search hub £20.70
hm land registry charges £150
maintain and archive docs £28.75
online id check £19.55 each
bacs 9.78

i havent read paperwork as im away from home but why are they charging chaps transfer fees and bacs?!? strange

downs523

total slightly wrong but these are the charges above. cant belive how much its costing, its a repo house so they need to complete quick. maybe thats what the chaps transfers are for??

downs523

if anyone experienced with this can see anything i shouldnt need to pay or is a ripp off please let me know, as im a 1st time buyer and bit sketchy on a few things, many thanks

ginandtonic1988

conveyance £660 a bit expensive but not over the top
lenders fees £172.50 again a bit expensive but not over the top
chancel repair liability £5.25 this seems cheap
block indemnity £19.55 not sure what this is
land transaction return stamp duty £97.75 :eek: it takes me 5 mins max to fill this form out!
electronic by chaps £46 each average
local authority £150 you can check with the Local authority to see if its the right amount
national online property search hub £20.70 not sure what this is? is it office copies?
hm land registry charges £150 this is land registry fee and they are set fees
maintain and archive docs £28.75 not sure what this is
online id check £19.55 each not sure what the average is
bacs 9.78? why bacs if they are charging you for chaps?

Check your Terms and Conditions and the small print of your quote and see if these fees were quoted initally and check they match with your bill.