Conveyancing Solicitor

Matt-UK_2

Hi all,

I've had notification from my estate agent that my chain has completed in my house move and now need to find myself a solicitor.

I've had in mind to use a local firm after reading some horror stories for online firms but the difference in price is huge at about £1400. when I sold my first flat and bought the house I am in now i used an online firm through my works 'employee offers scheme' and all went well.

I don't mind things moving a bit slower if I can save myself upwards of £1000, but thought I'd thow it out to others to get their advice.

What are your views?

Thanks in advance,

Matt

G_M

Here you go.....!

Seanymph

Mine is excellent - and I am amazed at your prices, I think he's around £600 for a purchase..

fluffnutter

£1400 for straightforward conveyancing?? Shop around. There'll be better deals than that.

Richard_Webster

You do have to make sure that you are comparing like with like when bandy about figures like £1,400.

Matt-UK_2

I have a few more quotes back and have settled on a company that charges £550+vat on the sale and £550+vat on the purchase (plus searches

timmyt

That is usually about the lowest fee you will get from someone quality...just make sure you get value for your money:

- qualified conveyancer
- not closed at lunch or dead at 5pm
- one allocated lawyer start to finish
- direct dial and personal email for that lawyer

Good luck with your move.

Matt-UK_2

Going through the details I've noticed this staement: -

This form is an indication of charges on the basis of details presently known and on the assumption that the transaction will not prove to be substantially more complex or time consuming than expected.

Is this standard, or does it give them a licence to make the fees whatever they like them to be in the end?

Rhino666

Conveyancers and removal firms are falling over themselves for business at the moment - something to do with a disasterous slowdown in the housing market.

I am using a company called NBM Eason for my purchase (Paul Eason) from Ashby-de-la-zouche. So far so good, having exchanged and a couple of weeks until completion. Unbelievably cheap fees. I have not been in a huge rush though and not sure how things would have worked if I was.

Looking at using McArdle estates, Coventry for the removals - anyone had experience of these people ?

timmyt

Rhino666 wrote: »

Conveyancers dont go cheap, or you'll be posting on here and removal firms are falling over themselves for business at the moment - something to do with a disasterous slowdown in the housing market.

I am using a company called NBM Eason for my purchase (Paul Eason) from Ashby-de-la-zouche. So far so good, having exchanged and a couple of weeks until completion. Unbelievably cheap fees. I have not been in a huge rush though and not sure how things would have worked if I was.

Looking at using McArdle estates, Coventry for the removals - anyone had experience of these people ?

don't ever go under £500 for conveyancing or you have to ask what are you not getting for your money

timmyt

Matt-UK wrote: »

Going through the details I've noticed this staement: -

This form is an indication of charges on the basis of details presently known and on the assumption that the transaction will not prove to be substantially more complex or time consuming than expected.

Is this standard, or does it give them a licence to make the fees whatever they like them to be in the end?

no this is common sense. you did ask them to quote upfront without sight of any papers or how complicated it might get. You'd do the legal work yourself if you could but as you cannot, you need to pay for someone to do that. be fair to them and they'll be fair to you....'cept when you fail to back yourself a decent conveyancer such as a solicitor or legal executive. I keep warning people and yet people keep posting on here.