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Solicitors Fees
devil1916
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I got a quote today, Which will be for a right to buy purchase in scotland for approx £55,000. Does it sound ok??
I also got a quote from conveyancing direct, but i think i would rather deal with someone in person rather than by post/email
Conveyancing Fee £ 400.00
VAT £ 80.00
£ 480.00
Outlays
Coal Report £ 32.40
Form 10 Report £ 40.00
Registration Dues of Disposition £ 120.00
Registration Dues of Standard Security £ 60.00
Total £ 732.40
I also got a quote from conveyancing direct, but i think i would rather deal with someone in person rather than by post/email
>> Our upfront fee for a transaction is only £320 plus vat and outlays.
>> For a purchase of £60,000.00 the outlays would be £250 including £0
>> stamp duty, if applicable, making a total cost of £634.00. This
>> takes into consideration the increase in outlays due at the start of
>> this year.
>>
>> We do not charge for noting interest on your behalf, giving us the
>> opportunity to find out more about the current status from the
>> selling agent on the property that you are interested in pursuing.
>>
>> We also do not charge for unsuccessful offers, making our fee
>> structure extremely competitively priced.
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Don't go with an online conveyancer. Get two more quotes from proper solicitors and compare. Then go with whichever you have most confidence in. Can anyone give you a personal recommendation?0
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BitterAndTwisted wrote: »Don't go with an online conveyancer. Get two more quotes from proper solicitors and compare. Then go with whichever you have most confidence in. Can anyone give you a personal recommendation?
First quote was a from a reccomendation but i have no idea if thats a good deal or not. Ill try another few local firms0 -
I've used online conveyancers twice. Although service wasn't always perfect, neither has the service of high street solicitors that I've used before. I'd use online agaiin.0
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Looks perfectly reasonable for a standard high-street firm.0
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Get few quotes from local an play them off each other, i got further 150 of one and 75 of another0
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