Nationwide v HSBC v Broker

movinghelp

Great thanks for the confirmation, do you know anything about the free legal fees/valuation? Or if it's worth still consulting a broker (fee free).

movinghelp

I'm a little concerned that we should still appoint our own solicitor in case theirs are slow.. Anyone had any experience?

Let_Us_See

movinghelp wrote: »

I'm a little concerned that we should still appoint our own solicitor in case theirs are slow.....

Movinghelp you need to do a little more homework surrounding mortgages.

movinghelp

You do realise I meant appoint our own solicitor instead of using Nationwide's and taking the £250 cashback NOT that I was assuming only the vendor needs a solicitor?

movinghelp

It's actually 499 even with the discount, was 999 apparently.

dumpallhere

Find a conveyancer who is on NW panel and you can instruct them to act on your behalf and also NW's (tell the mortgage adviser that you want so, when applying). If you want to use one who has been recommended to you by someone you know, call and ask if they are on NW panel.

dumpallhere

My experience with both "fee-free" and fee-charging independent "whole of the market" brokers wasn't too great .. in the sense that I had to find the best deal available on my own. The one I applied for is better than what either of them had told me about / offered.

But that's just my experience! Perhaps my choice of brokers wasn't the best.