Make sure your homemove is done by your very own personal Solicitor / Legal Executive

gunge

I'm not really a new poster as I have been around for a couple of years.


The intention of my post was to highlight that solicitors can be slow, can overlook legal mistakes, can be inexperienced and can charge inflated prices. These are issues which are not dependent on the legal qualifactions of the individual and can apply to solicitors as much as any other person.


Personally, I would always use a solicitor but being a solicitor in itself is far from a benchmark of quality.


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timmyt

gunge wrote: »

I'm not really a new poster as I have been around for a couple of years.


The intention of my post was to highlight that solicitors can be slow, can overlook legal mistakes, can be inexperienced and can charge inflated prices. These are issues which are not dependent on the legal qualifactions of the individual and can apply to solicitors as much as any other person.


Personally, I would always use a solicitor but being a solicitor in itself is far from a benchmark of quality. I am glad to say that in fact it generally is. That's kind of the point. There will be exceptions, but in a generalisation, pointing out exceptions is daft, but as you yourself always use one, others should to. It is so depressing reading people's post about firms who are invariably not solicitors, and usually the factory type outfits.

Pay a decent price for an actual solicitor, it's obvious advice based on real experiences.

G.

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timmyt

martindow wrote: »

I must say that when I have used local solicitors for conveyancing, after meeting them initially the work appears to be done mostly by secretarial staff.

good solicitors have their own good PA, that means you have the solicitor and the PA for your money.

ajsdoc

Current personal experience says get a recommended local solicitor and pay a bit more if need be.

In a chain all waiting for one party who has saved a few quid by using a distant conveyancer. Everyone waiting, every step correspondence seems to have to be posted added many delays. It doesn't endear you to the rest of the chain who can pop in to their solicitor to sign and apply pressure to real people rather than distant call centres.

Save money somewhere else would be my advice.

(Not a solicitor or anything to do with our crazy system for buying and selling houses.)

timmyt

1000 views, good going for a thread.

seriously, if you make sure you insist on your very own personal conveyancing 'solicitor' or 'legal executive' (i,.e qualified to do the job) then chances are greater that all will be well.

But dont choose a small pokey high street firm, or a massive conveyancing warehouse team - just a team with a handful (iu.e enough to cover absences, and for each to bat ideas off each other when any issue comes up and they push through a solution for you) of very trained qualified lawyers. Does their website page inspire confidence, do they sound knowledgable, is the Firm Lexcel accredited, call them and does the lawyer sound friendly and on the ball....does he encourage you to contact thim.

good luck.