Finding Conveyancer for a FTB

timmyt

The_Palmist wrote: »

thats a breakdown from Evolved:

Sale Costs

Standard Legal Fee £99.00 - what???????????? what qualification is the person doing your work, surely not a solicitor or legal executive.
Identity Check £10.00 should be optional as ID checking is the lawyers issue not yours
Bank Transfer £45.00 higher than most
Mortgage Lender Fee £55.00 pure profi to them so add to the £99
No Move No Fee £60.00 should be optional, cheeky!
VAT on our Fees £53.80

Disbursements
Land Registry Entry and Plan £8.00

Total cost of your Sale £330.80

As you have read ......avoid avoid avoid...Avoid unless you know you are getting a Lexcel accredited law firm, and allocated your very own conveyancing solicitor or legal executive. dont accept less, or your money is not working hard enough

timmyt

The_Palmist wrote: »

I went to a local solicitor who is asking for £997 and estimates a time period of 6-8 weeks. A bit too slow the lawyer is giving you the national average...he doesn't know....you used this as a reason for not choosing them....oh no! daft. in my opinion. I asked CMS for a full all inclusive quote and they sent me this.

Quote A
Total Solicitor Fee:
£255.00
Disbursements:
£536.63
VAT:
£51.00
Total (inc VAT):
£842.63
Quote B (Wakefield)
Total Solicitor Fee:
£345.00
Disbursements:
£536.63
VAT:
£69.00
Total (inc VAT):
£950.63
Quote C
Total Solicitor Fee:
£255.00
Disbursements:
£536.63
VAT:
£51.00
Total (inc VAT):
£842.63

THE DISBURSEMENTS LISTED BELOW ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR QUOTE:
HM Land Registry Search
£4.00
Telegraphic Bank Transfer
£24.00
HM Land Registry Fee
£200.00
Bankruptcy Search
£2.00
ID Check
£6.00
Conveyancing Searches
£300.63


Searches includes:
Local Authority Search £134.00, a water authority search which costs £50, an environmental search which costs £55.63, a chancel check which costs £23.50 and I have checked and the property you are buying is in a coal mining area so you will need a coal mining search which costs £37.50

you get an actual solicitor for less than £300!!!!!!!!!!! check again.

The_Palmist

timmyt wrote: »

you get an actual solicitor for less than £300!!!!!!!!!!! check again.

There are three quotes the only difference being fees which are either £255 or £350

So option B is sort of local and £100 more. I have received an estimate [all inclusive] from another local solicitor for £820.

I have asked them to email me a break down so I can compare if it include everything.

Richard_Webster

I went to a local solicitor who is asking for £997 and estimates a time period of 6-8 weeks. A bit too slow in my opinion.

I have to echo TimmyT's comments. The solicitor is giving you a low to average timescale.

No solicitor can make other people do things more quickly.

If someone else in a chain told you that they wanted to move tomorrow and it wasn't convenient for you, what would you say? Would you just run around and do it because someone else wanted it? No.

So other people won't do that for you - so why do you think another solicitor can make the transaction work more quickly? Is he going to send the heavies round to threaten to kneecap the others in the chain if they don't move at your speed?

Also the figures still seem very low. Have you read the terms and conditions in detail? That's where they hide things that you will probably get charged in most cases. Read these and ask questions - we gets loads of posts on here from those who thought they were paying £500 and ended up paying a lot more.

Some firms deliberately make their ts & cs long and boring so they hope nobody reads them and then when people complain later they simply say "You signed the terms and conditions...." They hide away items that really most people are going to end up paying extra for - which really should be part of the basic fee. To me that is not professional and stinks. The ts & cs should only deal with unusual situations and extras that genuinely are extras.

Things may be a little cheaper in your part of the country, but I couldn't see me doing that work including all the relevant searches etc for much less than £1,050- £1,100.

geoffky

ours cost £1500 with major problems along the way.so the figures you have are way out...about £900 is normal i reckon..do not go for cheap because cheap means pulling your hair out in frustration..

Lawman99

Some solicitors are notoriously slow, the trick is finding a good one.
reminds me of the old add-age

You can have a good, quick job but it won't be cheap.
You can have a good, cheap job but it won't be quick.
And you could ask us to do a quick, cheap job but it wouldn't be any good!

jodami84

I am currently buying my first property in Yeadon (Leeds/Bradford border) and have found Ison Harrison very good so far.

The_Palmist

I get the point about time scale. Looks like I will paying in the region of £900 - £1000. I have asked friends to recommend someone they have already used.
Any peace of mind would be welcome in my current situation.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

chambta

I personally wouldn't entertain any 'cheap' online conveyancer. More hassle than it's worth and no guarantee that there'll be a saving at the end when you've examined the small print.

The_Negotiator

I used Bolton Jones and was very happy - they acted very well to manage a boundary problem before the sale.