Opt for Nationwide solicitor with mortgage ?

Thrugelmir

nirish wrote: »

I would like to get a quote from the companies involved for work that isn't included but my nationwide mortgage advisor is away for a week and no one else seems to be any use on this front !!

The additional costs are fixed. As are disbursements not fees. So search fees, stamp duty etc will the same who ever provides you with the service.

cheatthecheatingcheaters

Do not use O'Neill Patient!

O'Neill have totally ruined our house sale. They were representing the buyer, and they sent the contracts to our address, not his! Then they failed (forgot?) to begin the searches. Our solicitor chased them for weeks. "We are waiting for searches from the council".

I called the council and discovered no such searches had ever been requested. They hurriedly began the searches after this was brought to their attention but proceeded to lie to their client and to the agent, saying as before that they have been waiting ages for the council.

They are a Fischer-Price organisation. They are not at all thorough, they are liars and they will f*#k up your sale or purchase.

When they screw you over, they will go in to hiding and refuse to answer calls. Our buyer is in despair. We now have moved overseas and are in rental accommodation for the foreseeable future whilst we own an empty house with a mortgage in the UK.

TeamLowe

O'Neill Patient have quoted me £551 for disbursements on a 100kish house, which includes £300 for LMS Search Guard- basically extra searches and a garuntee that they'd be free next time if this house purchase falls through but you could choose to pay instead for the basic searches

I've had absolutely no issues with them so far and i'm really pleased with the level of contact i've had but experiences seem to vary between 'they're great!' to the above example. they can't seem to hit a happy medium lol