Anyone used Conveyancing Direct in Glasgow?

macaulays

Hi folks, arranging purchase only conveyancing for a 'first time buying' flat in north east Scotland. Have had quotes inc. vat and land reg costs from local shop-based solicitor of c. £715 and a quote from Glasgow based 'Conveyancing Direct', a distance provider of £516 inc vat and costs. I know the general feeling on these boards is towards a 'bricks and mortar' solicitor but I am considering the distance option as it should be a pretty simple transaction, recent refurb, no mortgage involved, no chain etc. and it is a decent difference in price!

I've read a few comments on the board about conveyancing direct but all are quite old (4 or 5 years mostly) so just wondering if there were any more recent thoughts on their performance?

Many thanks for any feedback

Sandy

macaulays

Anybody?

Thanks!

Sandy

BadgerFace_2

I'm using them at the moment and have no complaints at all yet. They answer the phone promptly and you get a direct line through to the person dealing with your case, so you don't have to listen to a receptionist read off your file to give you updates.

Mine is also a relatively simple transaction, for a new build, otherwise, I'm not sure I would have been comfortable using online...but I only live up the road and can pop in! So far so good.

macaulays

Cheers Badgerface,thats interesting to know - had you received any recommendations before or did you just 'take a punt' on using a distance conveyancer?

Sandy

longforthesun

They use mainly Paralegals for most of the work, but they should be fine for a straight forward purchase but an old neighbour of mine used them (we were both selling at the same time so comparing notes) and they had a hell of a time with them. They used them for a sale and purchase. They said never again everything had to be done via email and they took days to respond they felt they were constantly chasing them. I suppose with most companies there are good and bad points.

BadgerFace_2

No, I'd had no recommendations for them, but after giving them a call, I was pretty happy to proceed. They knew what I was talking about, have dealt with the builder before and spent half an hour explaining the Scottish house buying system to me...(I'm not only a FTB, but also English). Then subsequently called to make sure I fully understood the missives and run through my mortgage offer before completing.

To address the above post, I haven't received any e-mails from them, it has all been dealt with via phone and post, which although slower is much more to my preference!

As I say, my purchase isn't complete yet, but it looks ok so far.