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Help, Solicitor charge for sellin.. How much?

Randy
Randy Posts: 210 Forumite
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Hi, i`ve just had an offer accepted on my £80k house.. I don`t have a house to buy as i`m already renting elsewhere. How much should I be looking to pay for a solicitor.

PS- After paying £350 for a home buyers pack should the solicitor fee be less as they`ve got less to do?:(

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  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Either flick back over the last 2-3 pages and read posts about conveyancing, or use the search function (top right). the Q comes up every day!
  • seabright
    seabright Posts: 639 Forumite
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    Randy wrote: »
    After paying £350 for a home buyers pack should the solicitor fee be less as they`ve got less to do?:(

    The HIP is for the benefit of the buyer and his/her solicitor, it makes no difference to the work your own solicitor will do. Might even make more work for them if the buyer's solicitor insits on a full-colour printed version rather than a e-copy.
  • timmyt
    timmyt Posts: 1,628 Forumite
    you should expect to pay £500 plus vat.

    The HIP is indeed irrelevant to what your lawyer does, as nothing in it helps the seller.
    My posts are just my opinions and are not offered as legal advice - though I consider them darn fine opinions none the less.:cool2:

    My bad spelling...well I rush type these opinions on my own time, so sorry, but they are free.:o
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    timmyt wrote: »
    you should expect to pay £500 plus vat.

    The HIP is indeed irrelevant to what your lawyer does, as nothing in it helps the seller.

    I think timmy means that is what he would charge you.

    You will find solicitors/conveyancers who'll charge less.. and more. Just make sure the quotes include ALL aspects so you're comparing like with like.
  • Randy
    Randy Posts: 210 Forumite
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    G_M wrote: »
    Either flick back over the last 2-3 pages and read posts about conveyancing, or use the search function (top right). the Q comes up every day!

    Just "Flicked back" the last 6 pages and the question didn`t come up. Why didn`t you just answer my question instead of being a Richard the Third??? :p
  • Richard_Webster
    Richard_Webster Posts: 7,646 Forumite
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    You could Google "Conveyancing Solicitors [name of your town]" and see what comes up - go for the local ones rather than the big factory ones that pay for priority listings or use Adsense.

    Phone them up and ask them and get it all detailed in writing so you can compare like with like. If someone says they charge you for an extra then phone the others and ask if they do.
    RICHARD WEBSTER

    As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.
  • VIGILANT22
    VIGILANT22 Posts: 2,516 Forumite
    msm258 wrote: »
    Hi there you could try a comparison site ww.ecoconveyancing.co.uk is one where you can actually view feedback from the previous clients of the conveyancing firms.

    I hope this helps


    New poster/6 posts and all about www.ecoconveyancing.co.uk ??:eek:
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