Conveyancers Fees

Doshwaster

kaych wrote: »

Landlord notice fee £60 (estimated)

Do you really need a solicitor to write a notice letter to your landlord?!? Surely you can do it yourself in a few minutes.

Sammy85_2

Steve_Andrea wrote: »

Plus an extra search fee of £200 which is refundable if the property has a HIP and the searches are up to date.

A lot solicitors will recommend getting your own searches done as they are only up to date on the day carried out. By the time a house has a buyer they are probably a few weeks old if not more.

SelahJadenCaldwell

The conveyancing process and fees explained - When you buy, sell or remortgage a property, you are advised to use a conveyancer, employed by a firm

Hippychick

Doshwaster wrote: »

Do you really need a solicitor to write a notice letter to your landlord?!? Surely you can do it yourself in a few minutes.

That is not the solicitors fee that is the fee the Landlord will charge to acknowledge the notice. Under the terms of the lease and mortgage any new buyer will be required to serve notice on the landlord that they are now the new tenants.
It is a bit of a cash cow for landlords and professional ones can sometimes charge a lot because it is an easy form of income.

Steve_Andrea

kaych wrote: »

I would be very careful with the cheap quotes though, there might be hidden costs etc.

Our solicitor costs include:

Legal fees on acquisition £450
Legal fees on first mortgage £150
Telegraphic trasnfer fee £30
Land Registry Fee £280
Legal Fees on Stamp Duty Land Tax Return £50
Land Registry Research Fees £8
Bankruptcy search fees £4
Landlord notice fee £60 (estimated)
Charges relating to Postage, photocopying and other expenses £30 (we communite by post as they are not local)
VAT £124.25

Total £1,186.25!!

they are the developer's recommended solicitors as we are given £500 incentive to use them. so works out that we pay around £686.25.

Thanks for all the responses.

whats the "Legal fees on first mortgage"???

Steve_Andrea

has anyone ever used Steed & Steed in Braintree or legal moves in Hertford?

Could really do with some advice....

timmyt

kaych wrote: »

I would be very careful with the cheap quotes though, there might be hidden costs etc.

Our solicitor costs include:

Legal fees on acquisition £450
Legal fees on first mortgage £150 should be in with the £450
Telegraphic trasnfer fee £30
Land Registry Fee £280
Legal Fees on Stamp Duty Land Tax Return £50 ditto
Land Registry Research Fees £8
Bankruptcy search fees £4
Landlord notice fee £60 (estimated) ? provided the solicitor isn't charging it then fine
Charges relating to Postage, photocopying and other expenses £30 (we communite by post as they are not local) ditto terrible
VAT £124.25

Total £1,186.25!! for that price are you getting a solicitor start to finish or a clerk/ex-secretry?

they are the developer's recommended solicitors as we are given £500 incentive to use them. so works out that we pay around £686.25. can't be bad then, butthey will probbaly be crap, and because they have done other properties they may rush yours/mis things/bearrogant ...or they may be just fine....keep us updated wth how they fair.

see my comments in red

g_attrill

Steve_Andrea wrote: »

Has anyone used:

lawcomm.co.uk

There quotes are REALLY good?

A friend used them recently (past 6 months) and said it was incredibly poor service and would never use them again.

Rose_Crow

Steve_Andrea wrote: »

has anyone ever used Steed & Steed in Braintree or legal moves in Hertford?

Could really do with some advice....

My OH's brother has used and recommends Steed & Steed. We're most probably going to use them in the coming weeks.