Conveyquote.com any good?

ro888

Hi all,

I am looking for a solicitor or conveyor for my property purchase.

Conveyquote.com seems offering very good price for leasehold purchase.

Has anyone deal with them before? Are they any good?

By the way, for a 10 years old flat, is it necessary to do a full property search???

TONY

G_M

Well, although their quote misleadingly says: "Solicitors fee", they actually use Licenced Conveyancers, NOT solicitors. They also describe their staff repeatedly as "specialist property lawyers". Personally I do not call a Licenced Conveyancer as a lawyer.

They add on the SDLT return as extra to their fee (should be included), but overall it's still cheap (even with a whopping £48 for CHAPS!).

They claim to give " direct access to your specialist property lawyer" which, if true, is better than many online forms, where you get dealt with each time by whoever happens to answer the phone in the call centre.

But no - I have no personal experience.

They are probobly fine if you're happy to deal with them online/phone, and as long as everything goes smoothly....

alanmilstein

Use a good local solicitors firm.
Make sure that you can easily talk to the solicitor who will be handling your case.
Most should offer a no sale no fee deal at about £500-600 plus disbursements and SDLT.
Cheap online conveyancing is all very good...until you want to ask them something, or want some reassurance, or just want to get a friendly voice to talk you through the process. Or get the bill which seems to add countless extras!
Use a local independent firm that know the area and have a reputation to maintain. The way to find out the best one is to go round the independent (definitely not the corporate ones) estate agents in your area and ask them who is the best conveyancer in town. You'll soon find that one or two names crop up regularly.
Why do I know all this?
My wife is a local independent solicitor who spends her days trying to get transactions exchanged with numpty corporate "solicitor" (mostly it's admin clerks who do the work) firms who work from a script. It's a bleeping nightmare and is much more stressful for everyone involved than when it's just smaller firms involved.
Yes the online deals look cheaper but how much is it worth to avoid the nightmare stress of never getting clear answers to questions?