using an online solicitor??

timmyt

pete1717 wrote: »

I couldn't agree more.

I have read a lot of his posts on here - I deal in conveyancing only but not a solicitor right, and new to MSE so maybe a rep of an online outfit :rotfl:and I can honestly say that I only find time to come onto this site every now and then - if I was posting as often as timmyt then I don't know when the work would get done. outside hours, but I am also a good time manager

I would seriously advise all posters to take what timmyt says with a huge pinch of salt most non qualified conveyancers ignore good law and practice so no surprises there:rotfl: - I have seen the odd typing error here and there in solicitors' letters but nothing to match timmyt's errors I am typing fast and with free opinions to others, so now I need to type as you tell me, good grief :rotfl: - if I received a letter with some of the errors I have seen from timmyt I would immediately think how unprofessional this looked and would have serious doubts about his capabilities

If he was a successful solicitor he wouldn't need to come on here to have a go at "online firms" " non solicitors" Tom, !!!!!!, Harry and the cleaner etc. etc. Many make my day job such a bore and add to my clients stress. If everyone went with a solicitor the standard would improve over night, but if I can convince one person then it is worth it

It seems timmyt's main problem is that he has far too much time on his hands ....... obviously not a very busy person. ha ha, cracking year this and last year...and in this climate too....it is all about service and getting people to exchange promptly, but so many cheapo companies cause the stress that so many posters post about.

No doubt he will waste more time at his "office" tomorrow sending some badly spelt sarcastic remark to this ! course I will, I like to educate those who need help, is that a bad thing....but hey, thanks for answering the post , :T

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pete1717

Says it all :T

Yorkie1

I find some of your constant criticism of non-admitted conveyancers quite insulting, timmyt.

Every profession or business has incompetent bad apples but you tar everyone with the same brush. Being legally qualified and admitted as a solicitor is not a guarantee against poor or incompetent performance - just see that lengthy thread on here about that firm of conveyancing solicitors which were intervened in earlier this year, I think it was. Also some of the online solicitor firms.

Licensed conveyancers are properly trained and regulated. As are members / fellows of ILEX.

It is right to warn people to take care about the accreditation and regulation of their conveyancer, and to check who indeed will be doing the conveyancing - will it be the same person throughout etc etc. But to insist that only a solicitor, as opposed to properly qualified and regulated alternative practitioner, can perform competently, frankly just comes across as protectionist of the solicitor profession.

There's nothing wrong with that in itself, but covering it behind wildly generalised scare stories is poor in my opinion.

WillowCat

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but I thoroughly recommend the route I took with the sale of our last house.

We used a 'local' solicitor - but one who was actually 300 miles away from the house we sold. We had used them before, so knew they were good, and they were also quite cheap as they are based in a lower income part of the country.

They were perfectly happy to work remotely, most stuff is done by post/email anyway even if both parties teams are in the same town. For a seller, local knowledge is not really that relevant, and for a buyer it's probably over-rated (especially if you have a good survey by a local surveyor).

So if you have family/friends who know a good local solicitor/conveyancor, don't dismiss them just because they are not local to you.

timmyt

Yorkie1 wrote: »

I find some of your constant criticism of non-admitted conveyancers quite insulting, timmyt.

Every profession or business has incompetent bad apples but you tar everyone with the same brush. Being legally qualified and admitted as a solicitor is not a guarantee against poor or incompetent performance - just see that lengthy thread on here about that firm of conveyancing solicitors which were intervened in earlier this year, I think it was. Also some of the online solicitor firms.

Licensed conveyancers are properly trained and regulated. As are members / fellows of ILEX.

It is right to warn people to take care about the accreditation and regulation of their conveyancer, and to check who indeed will be doing the conveyancing - will it be the same person throughout etc etc. But to insist that only a solicitor, as opposed to properly qualified and regulated alternative practitioner, can perform competently, frankly just comes across as protectionist of the solicitor profession.

There's nothing wrong with that in itself, but covering it behind wildly generalised scare stories is poor in my opinion.

the whole point is to help others make an informed decision. too many non solicitors are in the market with inferior training and qualification, yet charging the same, more and often not much less. shocking and this is not on.

you can have a qualified experienced solicitor, or you can have someone less trained, just giving the options.

solicitors are more widely trained, so in the context of conveyancing, use a conveancing solicitor as a first choice ... like I say with some years of expereince behind them of course

save a few pounds and use someone less qualified, no problem, just telling you the choices.

clearly I am generalising when comparing group against group - so specifics is hardly a counter - but people should simply make sure they feel their conveyancer is best qualified for the job.

just a shame that so many people think they have a solicitor for their conveyancing, but if they asked, they would learn they did not, but were paying the same as if they had one.

just know who you are paying for, and then good luck.

geoffky

MY local solicitors i was the buyer had to handhold the sellers so called on-line solicitors through the sale as they were clueless and according to my solicitor where dangerous as they had been involved with the previous sale of this house and it was a total mess that required a land registry visit and a collection of three titles and boundary drawings into one whole one..
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It cost me a packet but the peace of mind i got from knowing mine was on the ball was priceless..She told me the house deeds where in that much of a mess that we would not proceed unless it was sorted.

.At the end of the sale she told me she enjoyed the experience as it was not a boring run of the mill sale and quite challenging. I wonder how two online conveyancers would of got on..i dread to think..

Eonmark

When you going to choose a solicitor make sure any conveyancing solicitor you choose is a member of The Council of Licensed Conveyancers or The Law Society. Both of these groups list qualified conveyancing solicitors and have an excellent reputation for only allowing fully qualified conveyancing firms to be listed.

bella_g

It is necessary to hire a solicitor that has experience in his profession and has pursued numerous cases..Experienced lawyers know the importance of preparing a strong case. In fact, there is a saying in the legal community that eighty percent chances of winning a case depend upon its preparation. A competent solicitor will collect all the evidences related to an event and will not settle down until he has collected each proof of the event.
A convincing lawyer will probably help you in winning a case. Even if you lose it, he will offer his services to make an appeal to the higher court. He can also organize out of court settlement with the contesting party.

Yorkie1

bella_g are you just a clever spambot which is post building for spam?

You clearly haven't read any of the thread ...

kar999

Apologies for bumping an old thread buy I dont want to double post... any advice to my post regarding IstProperty Lawyers & others posted here gratefully received.... thanks

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