Conveyancer

chirp

Is it wise to use a conveyancer who does not stay in the same county? Won't everything take a lot longer as all the papers (like contracts etc) will have to be sent by post to and fro. Also talking on the phone is not the same as talking face to face or being able to walk into their office. All the conveyancers being recommended to us are like this. Any advice?

G_M

There are certainly advantages to a local solicitor, and yes, you can meet face-to-face, and pop in to sign documents same day etc.

It can be argued there are also advantages to a solicitor local to the property being purchased (which may not be local to where you ar now) since he 'knows the area'.

And there are advantages (price) to an 'online' conveyancer.

Only you can decide which suits you.

Whichever you decide, compare prices/quotes carefully. Doi not just look at the 'headline price' quoted.

Read this to understand more.

DocProc

I would definitely recommend the following as a good online conveyancer:

http://www.1stpropertylawyers.co.uk/

Everything is quite quick, quite competitive, easy to follow and understand and you can watch how things progress easily too. If you want to go back and read something or chat with someone or send a message, etc, etc, etc, etc

Check them out. They are quite competitive too. You can do stuff with them at any time of day and don't even have to wait until 'business hours'.