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solicitors fees £1428.23!!!!!!!!!!!!
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little_sarah wrote: »Unfortunately, Debt Free Chick you are not quite right in this case, Countrywide are being rather cheeky and charging a "base conveyancing cost" and then a load of add ons.
There were a few things in the list I missed, yes - thanks for that. I only skimmed through it
Working in a High St conveyancing practice where we charge an "all in professional fee" (apart from CHAPS payments) this frustrates me! See my notes above.
One could argue that they are being transparent, by showing how the total fee is made up. I don't think it really matters whether a fee is "all in" or itemised, so long as buyers of the services compare like with like. But in this case (a) it's Countrywide! and (b) their fee is more than £660!Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »One could argue that they are being transparent, by showing how the total fee is made up. I don't think it really matters whether a fee is "all in" or itemised, so long as buyers of the services compare like with like.
Providing they are being transparent and making it clear to the client that all of the "add-ons" are part of their fee! Experience however shows that clients when comparing quotes are not clear on that point unless their attention is drawn to it!
Disclaimer - Countrywide may have made it clear to the client - I have no idea!0 -
I've just went and looked at my statements from June last year when we moved. For selling our house we were £2166 - and for buying the one we're in, we were charged £2922.The valuation report for this property was £235 and that wasn't included in the price - but it did include stamp duty of £1770.
I'm in Scotland and that included their commission for selling and buying though. Our solicitors were also the estate agents.0 -
Voyager2002 wrote: »It took me more like half an hour.
I've worked in conveyancing for five years and somedays do five or six one after the other if I took half an hour I think my boss would have shot me by now!
It is quicker now as I we use the online system. :T0
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