Help - just sold and need conveyancing help!

yonny_2

Cant actually believe it- put the house on market last Friday and got an offer today for asking price!!!!:j I know things can still go wrong but what do I need to do now re conveyancing?? (Ive never sold before!)
I gather I should get a few quotes from different people? any one any idea what the going rate is at the mo? My EA has offered me the name of their solicitor but Im not sure whether thats a good thing or a bad thing to have the solicitor so close to the EA ????!!!
Any tips on what to do next or questions I should be asking very much appreciated!!

HappyMJ

Who did you use when you bought it? I'd use them or have a look in the phone directory.

Yes. Ring a few for quotes. Solicitors will be more expensive than a conveyancer.

jazzy2009

i'm using beaumont-legal at the moment. Seem on the ball. Get a personal contact i've always got straight through to. I used really moving .com to obtain the quotes. £200 each way + vat

alisonp_2

HappyMJ wrote: »

Who did you use when you bought it? I'd use them or have a look in the phone directory.

Yes. Ring a few for quotes. Solicitors will be more expensive than a conveyancer.

What is the difference?

m_13

A conveyancer is somebody who has training in property matters but not necessarily anything else. Anybody can call themselves a conveyancer.

A solicitor has qualified as a general solicitor and passed exams in all areas of general law.

This means that if you have a complicated case which involved non-property matters - deeds, wills, trusts, probate - then a conveyancer will have to involve a solicitor so it will cost more.

A licensed conveyancer is a qualified specialist property lawyer. Their website is here: http://www.conveyancer.org.uk and they have a search page to find a member in your area.

I would post the general area you are in and see if anybody can offer a recommendation. Ask the EA who they recommend. Get quotes from a few and go with whoever you feel comfortable with. If people tell you that x has a recommendation for being slow, however, beware as the rest of the chain may lose patience.

Richard_Webster

I am a solicitor that does conveyancing. The truth is that there are good solicitors and bad solicitors and good licensed conveyancers and bad licensed conveyancers. There are national set ups that do volume conveyancing that are licensed conveyancers and charge more than a lot of solicitors. They rely on certain estate agents having to recommend them.

If you find a licensed conveyancer or a solicitor that has been recommended to you that's a good start - look for the recommendation and talk to them to see if they sound as if they know what they are talking about. Cost is a factor, but I would suggest it should not be the only factor.